(since 2009) it was the warmest since 2022 with four having been warmer and eleven colder -- (Since 2008) it was the driest since 2022 with twelve having been drier and four wetter - MSLP was -11.1 Mb below average, rainfall 117.5% of the average for 2008-23 and the temp' was 0.87°c above average (2009-23).
Rainfall totalled 106.9 mm - Mean Min' of 3.21°c - Mean Max' 9.55°c - with a highest maximum of 13.5°c (17th) and a lowest minimum of -3.3°c (4th).
There were the following 'Days of' - snow fell on one day and was laying to a depth of at least 1cm on one day -- With 14.1 mm the 13th was the month's wettest day and the highest gust of wind was 45 Mph (13th) - the mean wind speed was 8.10 mph - there were just two air frosts and thirteen ground frosts.
Summary - is now updated with the weather report for March.
A summary and detail of the weather for 2023 can be read here REVIEW OF 2023 and other summaries/articles are also available such as this: But it's meant to be Summer (Summer 2017)
Local Historical Weather
Seathwaite (Borrowdale) - average rainfall for April (1845-2023) is 179.8 mm - the driest year was 1980 (8.0 mm) and the wettest 1862 (438.4 mm)
Shap - 1991-2020 averages for April are: rainfall 93.4 mm - mean minimum temperature 2.42°c, mean maximum 11.12°c - 6.8 air frosts - 12.2 Wet Days and mean wind speed of 7.87 Knots
Appleby - average rainfall for April (1856-2023) is 47.4 mm - the driest decade was the 1980's (36.3 mm), the wettest, 1960's (58.9 mm) - 1974 with 0.9 mm is the driest month in the entire record
Maulds Meaburn - April - can be a curious month in terms of temperature, but as for rainfall, the driest month of the year and after 16yrs it is still the only month in my records that as never notched up 100mm. Some curiosities from my records: the 20th and 24th are the only days yet to record an air frost, the 22nd has never had a maximum below 10°c and the 20th is the driest day of the year, the most that it as had being 0.5 mm. - The mean temperature as ranged from 5.17°c (2021) to 10.24°c (2011). Averages 51.5 mm of rain - Air Frost on 5.9 days - Ground Frost on 13.9 days - Snow Fall / Laying on 1.1 + 0.0 days - Wet Day (1.0mm=+ of rain) on 9.8 days
Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) sent the following entry to the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the April of 1885:-
"The early part dry and cold with strong E.winds and hard frost at nights; but the latter part mild and warm with plenty of showers. There were several gales and thunder was frequent, often at night.' He also sent in the following comments regarding particular days of the month:
7th 'Gale from east' 9th 'Gale all day' 22nd 'Cold with heavy fog'
'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality - now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis
Folk Lore - April
"A cold April brings us bread and wine." "Thunder in April, floods in May"
"April showers brings forth Mays flowers."
Sunrise: 5:40 Sunset: 20:37
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
LINKS TO OTHER WEATHER WEBSITES
Great Asby, Nr Appleby Local site, making for interesting comparisons with Maulds Meaburn.
Brampton Weather NE Cumbria An authoritative site that includes the Cumbrian Weather report.
Visit Cumbria Take a look at Maulds Meaburn and the surrounding area.
A summary of this stations data is sent to the Climatological Observers Link and to the Cumbria Weather Report and forms part of their monthly reports.
Forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler. Precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times. Windy.
Four Day Weather Forecast and current Synoptic and Rainfall charts
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