2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season
The 2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season was the first instance of the United Kingdom's Met Office and Ireland's Met Éireann naming extratropical cyclones. The season started on 10 November with the naming of Storm Abigail and ended on 28 March with the dissipation of Storm Katie. With a total of eleven named storms, the 2015–16 season is the most active to date.
| First storm formed | 12 November 2015 |
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| Last storm dissipated | 28 March 2016 |
| Strongest storm1 | Frank — 928 hPa (27.4 inHg) |
| Strongest wind gust | 106 mph (171 km/h; 92 kn) The Needles Old Battery, United Kingdom. (28 March) |
| Total storms | 11 |
| Total damage | ≥ £3.657 billion (≥ €4.047 billion) |
| Total fatalities | 7 |
| 1Strongest storm is determined by lowest pressure and maximum recorded non-mountainous wind gust is also included for reference. ← 2013–2014 (Europe) 2016–17 → | |
Storms are named when they are forecast to cause hazards due to high winds by either organisation. The season is most notable for the amount of rainfall which fell over the UK and Ireland, causing the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods; most of which is attributed to Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank. The strongest low-level gusts of the season came from storms Gertrude and Katie. On 29 January, Gertrude produced gusts of 105 mph (169 km/h; 91 kn) at Lerwick, Shetland Islands while Katie produced a gust of 106 mph (171 km/h; 92 kn) on 28 March at The Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight.
The season preceded the 2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season.