2022 was the warmest year on record, Met Éireann has said.

According to its annual report, last year was 0.06 °C warmer than 2007, which was the previous warmest year.

The year's highest temperature was reported at Phoenix Park in Dublin on Monday 18 July, with a temperature of 33C. This was also the second highest temperature ever recorded in Ireland.

It stated that Ireland's 2022's average shaded air temperature is provisionally 10.83C.

The report notes that Ireland’s warming trend continued last year, and the country is "warming in line" with the global average.

It states that other countries are warming at a greater rate than Ireland and the summer of 2022 saw multiple heatwaves and record-breaking temperatures across Europe and around the world.

The spring and summer of 2022 were drier than average in Ireland, which, it said, had negative consequences for agriculture and wider society.

It was the warmest year since 2007 at nine stations, while 10 stations reported their highest daily maximum temperature on record.

The UK’s Met Office released similar finding today, as it recorded an annual average temperature of more than 10C for the first time last year. The Met Office confirmed 2022 was the UK’s hottest year on record.

Climatologist and Head of the Climate Services Division at Met Éireann Keith Lambkin said that climate change has "changed the odds of getting more frequent, more extreme heat-related events".