SUMMER 2018 WAS one of the hottest and driest on record in Ireland, according to Met Éireann’s official statistics.

In the words of the renowned weather programme The Fast Show, it was scorchio.

But how do those temperatures (all in degrees Celsius) and rainfall amounts compare to the highest and lowest on record?

Test your knowledge.

What was the highest temperature recorded this summer (on 28 June)?

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31.4 degrees

32 degrees

32.7 degrees

Where was it recorded?

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Shannon Airport, Co Clare

Mullingar, Co Westmeath

Cork Airport, Co Cork

What's the highest air temperature ever recorded in Ireland (at Kilkenny Castle on 26 June 1887)?

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33.3 degrees

32.8 degrees

34.2 degrees

What's the lowest air temperature ever recorded in Ireland (at Markree Castle, Co Sligo on 16 January 1881)?

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-19.1 degrees

-20.4 degrees

-22.3 degrees

What's the highest number of hours of sunshine recorded in a month in Ireland (at Valentia, Co Kerry in July 1955)?

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299.4 hours

302.6 hours

308.2 hours

What's the lowest number of hours of sunshine recorded in a month in Ireland (at Glencolmcille, Co Donegal in January 1974)?

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6.4 hours

8.4 hours

10.4 hours

What was the total summer rainfall recorded at Cork Airport this year (the driest summer on record there)?

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102.4mm

109.5mm

111.7mm

What's the highest annual rainfall ever recorded in Ireland (at Ballaghbeama Gap, Co Kerry in 1960)?

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3274.9mm

3574.9mm

3964.9mm

What's the lowest annual rainfall ever recorded in Ireland (at Glasnevin, Dublin in 1887)?

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296.6mm

356.6mm

478.9mm

Answer all the questions to see your result!

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You scored out of !

Top dog

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You scored out of !

Clever cat

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You scored out of !

Fintastic dolphin

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You scored out of !

Ewe must be joking

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You scored out of !

Turtley awful

All figures via Met Éireann.

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