Northern Ireland weather: Hottest town revealed by the Met Office after regularly hitting highest temperature
The hottest town in Northern Ireland has been identified by the Met Office through their daily weather forecasts.
After asking the Met Office for a list of the highest temperatures in Northern Ireland in the last two weeks, ‘Costa del Castlederg’ been mentioned more than any other.
Castlederg is a town in Co Tyrone which lies on the River Derg and is near the border with County Donegal.
Northern Ireland has experienced high temperatures in recent weeks thanks to a rare ‘Omega block’ weather pattern.
An omega block is a weather pattern where an area of high pressure gets trapped between two areas of low pressure, resembling the Greek letter omega (Ω) causing a prolonged period of similar weather.
Here are the highest temperatures in NI from the Met Office:
May 5 – 17.2C Castlederg
May 6 – 18.3C Thomastown
May 7 – 19.1C Derrylin
May 8 – 19.3 Castlederg
May 9 – 21 Castlederg
May 10 – 21.3 Magilligan
May 11 – 21.4 Armagh
May 12 - 21.1 Killowen
May 13 – 23.5 CDerg
May 14 – 21 CDerg
May 15 – 22.2 Thomastown
May 16 – 23.6 CDerg
May 17 – 24.2 CDerg
May 18 – 24.1 CDerg
May 19 – 18.6 Helen’s Bay
May 20 – 21.1 Castlederg