Weatherday: It's gas, it's life

A section of the wall of Derry.

A mostly dry day with the possibility of the occasional shower. Sunny spells in the afternoon and a bright evening.

Temperatures up to 19deg in light to moderate north to northwest winds.

On this day in 1774, the English chemist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen by isolating it in its gaseous state.

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