Met Éireann details extent of Ireland's record-breaking summer weather

People enjoying the hot weather at Moloney's Strand, Timoleague, Co. Cork, in July when the Azores high pressure built over Ireland sending the mercury soaring to new highs. File picture: Larry Cummins

Record-breaking heatwaves in July and August have seen Ireland record above average temperatures for the fifth season in a row.

While June was wetter than average and relatively mild, the Azores high pressure built over Ireland several times across July and August, sending the mercury soaring to new highs as lower-than-average rainfall saw water levels drop.