What is Cyclone Dirk?
'''Cyclone Dirk''' was a large and deep [[European windstorm]]. It affected [[Western Europe]] from [[Iberia]] to Iceland. It formed on December 21, 2013 and [[Dissipation|dissipated]] on December 27, 2013. The storm caused 6 deaths. On land the [[Low pressure area|low pressure]] during the storm was measured at {{convert|936.8|hPa|inHg}} on 24 December at [[Stornoway]], [[Isle of Lewis]] off the north west coast of [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Christmas Eve weather warning- lowest pressure in over 100 years|url=http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/christmas-eve-weather-warning-lowest-pressure-in-over-100-years-1-3243085|access-date=20 November 2017|newspaper=Stornoway Gazette|date=23 December 2013|archive-date=26 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226072847/http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/christmas-eve-weather-warning-lowest-pressure-in-over-100-years-1-3243085|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:2013 in weather]] [[Category:Natural disasters]] [[Category:2013 in Europe]]