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The Irish Weather Report That Saved D-Day

Maureen Sweeney, a young Irish postal clerk, played a crucial role in the success of the D-Day landings by providing weather data that led to the postponement of the invasion, ensuring better conditions for the operation. Her accurate readings helped Allied meteorologists predict unfavorable weather on June 5, prompting Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to delay the landings to June 6, 1944. Sweeney's contribution remained unknown to her until 1956, and she passed away in December 2022 at the age of 100.