Temperatures reached 22.2 degrees yesterday, making it the second-warmest March day on record.
The 22.2 degree high at Belmullet broke March records for the Co Mayo station. The highest March temperature, from 1965, was for 23.4 degrees and recorded in Dublin.
Highs of 19 degrees were experienced in many places yesterday. Not everywhere was bathed in sunshine, with mist and 12.8 degrees at Malin Head and cooler temperatures in Cork. The sunshine is set to continue today and tomorrow, with up to 20 degrees in places.
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