Sryan BruenFeb 20, 201913 min readWinter 1916-17; The severe Winter of the Great WarLet's talk about the severe Winter of the Great War, Winter 1916-17. If you love cold or snow, this Winter was nearly about as good as it...
Sryan BruenJan 20, 201915 min readSryan Bruen's top 10 favourite weather events or periods that he's experiencedI have been interested in the weather since 8 or 9 years of age though I have been obsessed with Geography all my life. It was a time of...
Sryan BruenJan 5, 20198 min readJanuary 1881 severe cold spell and blizzardJanuary 1881 was a severely cold and snowy month in the UK & Ireland with some of the biggest snowfalls ever seen in England and the...
Sryan BruenDec 31, 20184 min readDecember 1995 cold spell1995 had already been a vintage year for weather extremes in the UK and Ireland with an exceptionally wet and mild Winter, two notable...
Sryan BruenDec 26, 20184 min readSt. Stephen's Day storm of 1998I did a historical post on the Christmas Eve storm of 1997 so it's only fair that I do a post on the St. Stephen's Day storm of 1998 (for...
Sryan BruenDec 24, 20183 min readChristmas Eve Storm of 1997Been twenty one years now since this infamous storm and here is my historical post on it..... it's the Christmas Eve storm of 1997....
Sryan BruenDec 20, 20183 min readColdest December on record.... December 1890Time to talk about the coldest December on record in the CET series back to 1659..... December 1890. December 1890 had a CET of -0.8c,...
Sryan BruenDec 14, 20183 min readDecember 1989: Becoming very stormy after a quiet startDecember 1989 was one of three colder than average Decembers in Ireland during the 1980s for most places although localised parts of the...
Sryan BruenDec 12, 20183 min readDecember 2017 cold spell and slider low snow eventToday is the anniversary of the end of the December 2017 cold spell and of course, it's only appropriate that we do a post on the spell...
Sryan BruenNov 25, 20182 min readDublin smog of November 1988In November 1988 (30 years ago), cold weather set in due to high pressure bringing dry weather. Huge numbers of people in Dublin were...
Sryan BruenNov 21, 20182 min readCold spell of November 1996Mid-November 1996 contained a cold spell that is rather forgotten as it wasn't too remarkable historically wise compared to let's say...
Sryan BruenNov 10, 201810 min read'Winter of Discontent'; Winter 1978-79Was going to leave the Winter 1978/79 historical post 'til a month later but I guess now is as good a time as any. Winter 1978/79 was the...
Sryan BruenNov 2, 20185 min readNovember 1965: A notably snowy but forgotten monthNovember 1965 is a month I don't hear talked about much. When it comes to November snow, it's nearly always the likes of 1985, 1993 and...
Sryan BruenOct 31, 201810 min readWeather Trivia of 2018 (up to October)There is no doubt that 2018 will be in our minds and memories for many years to come as it has produced so many fascinations on the...
Sryan BruenOct 24, 20182 min readThunderstorms, floods and snow in Dublin of October 2003The picture below was taken on 22 October 2003 in Finglas, Co. Dublin. My educated guess is that barely any of you remember what happened...
Sryan BruenOct 20, 20182 min read10 years later.... the cold snap of late October 2008The last week of October 2008 delivered a northerly shot with air coming from the Arctic. This air was unusually cold by October...
Sryan BruenOct 6, 20183 min readNovember 1919 extreme cold and snowy spellNovember 1919 (99 years ago) recorded one of the most extraordinary cold spells in the history of the UK and Ireland. The fact the cold...
Sryan BruenSep 8, 201824 min readSryan Bruen's Top 10 Favourite Weather Events/SeasonsAs a weather historian and enthusiast, I am bound to love many different weather events from studying or researching about them or better...
Sryan BruenAug 22, 20183 min readExceptional heatwave of September 1906The first three decades of the 20th century weren't really known for hot Summers and cold Winters, especially the 1920s which was quite a...
Sryan BruenAug 21, 20183 min readNovember 1993 easterly spellNovember 1993 contained an easterly spell for the UK and Ireland which brought widely the first of what was to become a fairly decent...
