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‘Hurricane’ Debbie – 60 years on: a fresh analysis
Author(s) -
Graham Edward,
Smart David
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1477-8696
pISSN - 0043-1656
DOI - 10.1002/wea.4051
Subject(s) - irish , extratropical cyclone , climatology , meteorology , environmental science , head (geology) , geography , geology , philosophy , linguistics , geomorphology
Major windstorms are a recurring characteristic of the Irish climate. Here, in a fresh analysis of the events of 16 September 1961 made using hourly SYNOP data and hitherto undiscovered SHIP reports, we confirm that Debbie was an extremely severe extratropical windstorm and that a new Irish mean windspeed record of 76kn (87mph) may have been set at Malin Head meteorological station.