Athenry recorded yesterday's top temperature of 32 point 1 degrees, while Tuam wasn't far behind, with 32 degrees.
A yellow high temperature warning for the country has been extended to tomorrow morning - with over 27 degress expected in many parts today
A status yellow thunderstorm warning is still in place for Galway and several other counties today.
There was thunder and lightening last night across the West, with some power outages impacting premises in parts of Connemara.
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The thunderstorms alert continues until 6 this evening, with a risk of localised flooding, hail damage and difficult travelling conditions along with potential outages to power and water supplies.
