Met Éireann: Climate change will bring more extreme weather to Ireland

Although temperatures have fallen in recent days, Met Éireann climatologist Paul Moore says they will not prevent June 2023's record-breaking situation. File Picture: Andy Gibson.

June 2023 has been the hottest June in Ireland since records began, according to a new analysis from Met Éireann.

The forecaster says the average temperature this month has been 16C, exceeding the previous record average set in June 1940. This June was also the eighth consecutive June in which temperatures have been above average.