Of the eleven June's now recorded, 6 have been drier and 5 have been wetter. MSLP was +4.6 Mb above average, rainfall 85.5% of the average for 2008-17 and the temp' was 1.5°c above average.
Rainfall totalled 70.7 mm (CR school 92.3 mm) - Mean Min' of 8.73°c - Mean Max' 20.19°c - with a highest maximum of 29.2°c (28th) and a lowest minimum of 3.2°c (6th).
There was: four days with thunder, one day with hail (12th), one day with a gale and with 31.4 mm the 2nd was the wettest day.
Summary - is now updated with June's weather report.
A summary and detail of the weather for 2017 can be read here REVIEW OF 2017 and other summaries/articles are also available such as this: But it's meant to be Summer (Summer 2017)
Local Historical Weather
Morland - rainfall in July 1918 was 106.2 mm and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 76.3 mm
Orton - between 1967-2017 the average rainfall for July is 97.9 mm - the driest being 21.0 mm (1984) and the wettest 226.1 mm (1988)
Appleby - average rainfall for July for the period 1856-2017 is 74.9 mm - the driest decade was the 1990's (49.5 mm), the wettest, 1880's (104.6 mm)
Maulds Meaburn - July is actually quite a wet month and notching up 100 mm of rain is more the norm' than the exception. And of course it can be warm, just like 2013 when every day during 6-28th attained 20°c. - The mean temperature has varied from 13.77°c (2012) to 17.14°c (2013). Averages 105.7 mm of rain - fog on 0.2 days - 20°c on 9.3 days - 25°c on 2.2 days - Thunder on 0.8 days - an inch of rain on 0.2 days
Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) sent the following entry to the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the July of 1879:-
'Very cold and wet with high winds that have done a great deal of harm. Very little hay housed at the end of the month; corn never before known to be so late in shooting.' He commented on two days in the month:
8th 'A great storm of wind and rain.' and 9th 'Thunderstorm'
'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality - now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis
Weather Lore
"Swallows high, staying dry.""The greater the haze, the more settled the weather."
"A reddish sun has water in his eye, before too long you won't be dry."
Sunrise: 4:57 Sunset: 21:36
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
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.
Huncoat Weather Includes an excellent study on the history of British rainfall.
Cumbrian Weather Forum For all the latest discussion on the Cumbrian Weather.
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: Increasing clouds with little temperature change.
3 Day Weather Forecast and current Synoptic and Rainfall charts
