Highest Temperature of the Year: Mercury Hit 31.4C in Armagh City

The record for the year's highest temperature on the island of Ireland has been broken for the second day moving after the mercury hit 31.4C in Armagh city on Thursday afternoon.

This exceeded the 31.3C that was attained in Castlederg, Co Down on Wednesday and the 31.2C recorded in Ballywatticock, Co Down on Saturday, said the UK Met Office.

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Hottest Day of the Year

As of Thursday, the highest temperature in the Republic was 30.7C at Mount Dillon, Co Roscommon. On Wednesday, a recording of 30.8C was made in the area making it the year's hottest day in the Republic.

For now, Met Éireann prolonged its Status Yellow high temperature warning for the entire country until the end of the week. The alert is presently active until 9am on Saturday, with a hot temperature during the day and a warm, humid temperature at night.

For Cavan, Roscommon, south Leitrim, Longford, Monaghan, and Westmeath, a Status Orange high temperature warning stays active until 9am tomorrow. Overnight temperatures will reduce but not lower than about 20C, as per the alert.

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Amber Warning for Intense Heat  

In Northern Ireland, an Amber warning for intense heat stays active until midnight today. For 20 years, Wednesday night was temporarily the first tropical night in Ireland, with Valentia in Co Kerry not noticing any temperature under 20.5C, said Met Éireann.

Forecasters reveal overnight it will be warm and humid and some will feel uncomfortable as temperatures stay above 16C-18C. Irish Water keeps urging the public not to waste so much water to ensure a stable supply for everyone.

In most supplies across the Midlands, demand for drinking water has boosted remarkably. Also, the water source levels are decreasing because of the dry weather and high temperatures.

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Public Health and HSE Advises the Public

In a statement, it said: "Irish Water, together with our local authority partners are working hard to maintain supplies. The current extra demand, combined with reduced capacity, is not sustainable.We are appealing to everyone to be mindful of this and reduce water consumption as much as possible." 

Adding that with the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are encouraged to abide by public health and HSE advise, and washing of hands and hygiene remains very crucial.

In Ireland, tropical nights - shaded air exceeding 20°C all night, are not common since it has happened just about 6 times in the digital record. Irish Water is still urging people to conserve water to make sure there is a consistent supply for everyone. 

Temperature is the measure of hotness or coldness shown in terms of any of several random scales and signifying the direction in which heat energy will voluntarily flow. There are three temperature scales that are in general use today.

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