Up until now for me it was 2006, which was.fairly similar to now.
Any others people remember
I remember 1976 well... the sunny days seemed endless and the TV pictures of a dry and cracked Roundwood reservoir looked like a scene from Africa.
95 I remember well, super time and long long spells of lovely warm air.
76 I also remember, I was 7 at the time and remember it was hot for months on end and almost living on the beach with my family.
1995 was incredible.
2006 unfortunately I was going through a rough patch so couldnt enjoy it.
1995 was the best year of my life time, although i'm too young to remember 1976 as i was only 1 at the time. in 95 i was working in a business where i spoke with a lot of farmers and of the course the weather was the only topic of discussion. to a man each said it was by far and away the best summer they had seen and some of these lads were in their 70/80's. this was in north mayo and i think in fairness in 1976 this part of the country did not do as well as others so its possible 76 was better elsewhere but 95 was by far and away the best in north connaught anyway, we would need at least 3 more weeks of this weather to come close to 95
I'm old enough to remember saving hay with my father back in 1976. The heat was exceptional. We abandoned the meadow for a few hours in the afternoon as it became unbearable.
I also recall 1995 clearly. That summer the heat went on an on relentlessly into September.
1995
Summer 1988, I had the time of my life in the womb.
So many stories, I'll tell ya anther time
Also I was born in July 83 in the middle of a heatwave and now my son was born in one on Saturday and my daughter was born in a mini one in May '17. Maybe we should move to somewhere warmer.
People saying 2006, the only summer I remember from that era was the one where it rained for 2 months straight... 2007/8? Rihanna Umbrella was fittingly number one for all of it.
95
I spent two months in north Donegal and I'm pretty sure it barely rained in that entire time.
I spent all my childhood summers there. I can confirm that one was unique.
Second this. Summer 95 wasn't overly humid. Even caught an early June frost such was the dryness of the air.
2020 was a great summer . this year has been terrible so far
While im not a huge fan of hot summers the best summer would have to be 95. It seemed to be more of a dry heat then the more humid kind. Honourable mentions for 83,84 and 89 .Too young to remember much about 76
I found the warm spells of summer 06 too humid. July 06 was pure torture.
1975 decent summer(dry but not as warm as the following summer) over shadowed by 1976 which was a classic
1983 especially July and we had some thundery weather as well
1984 was a good summer. Remember been in Fitzgerald's Stadium on 1st July for the Munster Football Final and had to sit under the scoreboard cause I wasnt able for the heat
1989 and 1990 were pretty memorable summers for the fine weather
1995 was the best summer then since 76
2003 had a very warm August
2006 was a very warm summer especially July. August was a disappointment
2013 was the best summer after several poor summers (2010 was ok though)
2018 went from a cold April to a warm/hot Summer. Spring was very short that year
2021 aint too bad so far
1995 for me.
I remember 1995 and 2006 very well. Going to say 1995 was best, was 11 years old and could be outside all day. Was on my college work placement in Dublin in 2006. Spent a lot of time in the Dicey's beer garden that summer!
For me 1990, great weather that summer and Ireland were in Italia 90.
1995 - I had a new girlfriend and therefore new friends - was going to 2 raves a week. It was properly hot by day and by night for what seems like months on end
went to Australia a few years later and an Aussie dude asked me "Hey, you guys still talking about the summer of 95 over there ?"
1995 gets my vote. My parents had a mobile home in east cork we’d be there every weekend and it’s not much fun stuck in a mobile home when it’s pissing rain but 1995 was glorious.
it had to 1995 cause I did my leaving then and we all knows the sun shines when the leaving is on!
although I believe 76 was better. I missed that but do feel sorry for my boo poor ma who carried me around that summer till I stick my head out a the end of it all :)
1995 or 2018.
2018 was the best year for weather. I wish every year was like 2018.
It was the summer of ‘69. Oh yeah. Me and some guys from school
it's only been good this week, has been dire up til then.
1983 and 1984 were very good.
1995 was another.
2013 and 2018 were years with about three weeks of very hot weather but that was really it.
If I recall the really hot weather in 2018 was in early to mid June
I'd agree with those. Spent the summer of 95 working in London during the summer holidays. Stifling from mid June all the way through to early September.
June in 2013 was awful but right at the end of the month it improved markedly and July was glorious. The following year was quite similar too.
For some reason I can't really remember 2006 but I do remember one weekend in August when the humidity was like nothing I'd ever experienced in Ireland before.
Another vote for 95, I remember finishing up at school for the summer holidays on a scorching hot day then spending the whole summer on the beach.
2018 would have to be second, especially if you include May over August. Cloudless skies day after day for weeks at a time and no rain or any note for about 6 weeks
Was alive for '76 but was only 2yo so can't remember it. Was a Barman in a Bray Seafront Pub for '95 and I couldn't wait to see the end of the good weather because it was relentless hard work for several months without a break. Running around like a Blue Arsed Fly from opening at 10:30am onwards. Normally you'd only need to serve a few oul fellas while prepping the place for the Lunch/dinnertime trade 12-3pm. Summer 95' Mon-Sun both front and back beer gardens would be nearly full by 11am. Mad busy for food 12-3pm. Normally you'd then have a quiet few hours to clean up after the Lunch trade and prep for the evening meal trade 5-7pm. Summer '95, Mad busy in that gap. Then mad busy for evening meal trade. Then mad busy for the night time drinks trade.........even Monday and Tuesday Nights when in a normal Summer those nights would be quiet. Just relentless. Couldn't wait to see the back of that Summer.
The incredible irony was that Bray Summer Fest had been rained out of it in its 2 weeks in July every year for the previous 5 so the Festival committee decided to move it to early September when the weather was always good when the kids went back to school. The year they decided to make this change was '95. The normal festival weeks were glorious. The rescheduled festival week at the beginning of September was when the Summer of '95 finally broke down with a week or two of rain. :D :D
I was a child in 1995 and I can’t remember that one. 2006 is the last time I recall temperatures above 30C
Without a doubt, 1976.
1976 - everyone seemed to be sunburned that summer.
1995 is the classic, 2013 was brilliant though.
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