Wettest since 2014 and warmest since 2018 - fourth wettest (of14) and third coldest (of 12) - MSLP was -5.6 Mb below average, rainfall 148.4% of the average for 2007-19 and the temp' was 0.91°c below average (2009-19).
Rainfall totalled 170.5 mm - Mean Min' of 5.16°c - Mean Max' 12.11°c - with a highest maximum of 15.6°c (4th) and a lowest minimum of -0.6°c (2nd).
There were the following 'Days of' - hail on two days. Only one air frost and seven ground frosts. With 36.4 mm the 3rd was the month's wettest day and the highest gust of wind was 56 Mph - the mean wind speed was 6.42 mph.
Summary - is now updated with the full weather report for October.
A summary and detail of the weather for 2019 can be read here REVIEW OF 2019 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 December 1920 was 96.8 mm and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 106.7 mm
Orton - between 1967-2019 the average rainfall for December is 194.7 mm - the driest being 33.69 mm (2010) and the wettest 704.0 mm (2015)
Appleby - average rainfall for December for the period 1856-2019 is 96.8 mm - the driest decade was the 1870's (77.0 mm), the wettest, 2010's (131.4 mm)
Maulds Meaburn - December - really all that you have to say is 2010 and 2015. They were so memorable that everyone can fill in the rest. Does 'average' still exist? - The mean temperature has ranged from -1.98°c (2010) to 7.39°c (2015). Averages 163.7 mm of rain - Air Frost on 10.0 days - Ground Frost on 17.0 days - Gales on 1.1 days - Snow Fall on 6.1 days - Day of Laying snow 3.7
Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) sent the following entry to the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the December of 1881:-
'began and ended with a few mild, damp days, there were few frosts and very little snow; spring flowers in bloom in sheltered places.' He didn't make any comments regarding particular days of the month, the following is from Elterwater:
18th 'Heavy showers of hail and rain. Thunder and lightning at 9.30 a.m.'
'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality - now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis
Weather Lore - November
"The nearer the new moon to Christmas Day the harder the winter.""A windy Christmas is a sign of a good year to come."
If a girl raps at the henhouse door on Christmas Eve and a rooster crows, she will marry within the year
Sunrise: 8:10 Sunset: 15:50
Moon Phase: Full Moon
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: Partly cloudy with little temperature change.
Four Day Weather Forecast and current Synoptic and Rainfall charts
