Weatherday: A leap into fame

Hydrangea macrophylla at Mount Usher Gardens.

A warning of thunderstorms today, with heavy bursts of rain in the morning and through the afternoon. In between there may be occasional sunny spells.

Temperatures up to 19deg in light to moderate winds from the south.

On this day in 1901, Waterford solicitor Peter O'Connor set a world long jump record of 24' eleven and three-quarter inches that remained unbeaten for 20 years.

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