New all-time April temperature record set, Met Éireann says

New all-time April temperature record set, Met Éireann says

The highest temperature ever recorded in Ireland was 33.3C, which was recorded in Kilkenny Castle on June 26, 1887. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

A weather station in Co Galway recorded a temperature of 25.9C on Wednesday, breaking the previous all-time temperature record for the month of April, according to provisional data released by Met Éireann.

Ireland has experienced an extraordinary burst of early heat, with 17 weather stations across the country breaking their highest-ever April temperature records. 

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