December was mildest on record in parts of the country

Zachary Harpur, with his son Zaki, 9, from Shankill, Dublin, fishing on Dromoland Lake at Newmarket On Fergus, Co Clare.

If you thought last month was warmer than normal, you weren’t imagining it — new records show it was the mildest December ever recorded in parts of the country.

Met Éireann’s December 2021 weather review reveals that seven of the country’s 20 weather stations recorded their highest ever minimum temperature for the month.