The first half of October has been the warmest on record for half of the country, Met ╔ireann has confirmed. And it has been the highest recorded temperature in Dublin since approximately 1855.
But Met ╔ireann stressed the figures were based on readings up to October 16th only, and the average monthly temperature may be reduced if the figures fall for the remainder of the month.
Readings from half the stations in the country show it has so far been the warmest October since the 1950s.
The other half of the stations have this month recorded the highest readings since 1969, a spokesman for Met ╔ireann's climate section said.
The temperatures up to the 16th have been "extraordinary" said Met ╔ireann, the average figure being more than two, and sometimes three, Celsius higher than average figures.
The average day temperatures, which vary from station to station, in October were 13 degrees by day and six to seven at night, giving an average of around 10 1/2 degrees.
Temperatures of up to 13 and 14 degrees have been recorded.
Met ╔ireann said the BBC had announced it had been the warmest October for 300 hundred years. However, Met ╔ireann said that, it would have some reservations about this claim.