- dry and overall, after a coolish start, much warmer than average - May 2017 has become the warmest May in my 9 yrs of records which in main was to a notable warm spell 24-27th with 3 days exceeding 25°c and a run of mild nights throught to the month's end. Anticyclonic upto the 11th with dry and settled weather and a number of fine days, although an easterly wind kept things a little fresh. The first rain arrived on the 12th, with the middle of the month becoming unsettled. That warm spell finally broke down with thunder on the 27th with the month ending on a mixed note. A dry month with just over 50% of average rainfall. Wettest since 2015 and the fourth driest (of 10) recorded. MSLP was +0.8 Mb above average, rainfall 55.8% of the average for 2008-16 and the temp' 1.2°c above the long term average.
Rainfall totalled 38.2 mm (CR school 43.6 mm) - Mean Min' of 6.24°c - Mean Max' 17.07°c - with a highest maximum of 25.9°c (25th) and a lowest minimum of -2.1°c (9th).
Thunder heard on 1 day - the 15th with 17.4 mm was the wettest day.
Summary - is now updated with a full weather report for May.
A summary and detail of the weather for 2016 can be read here REVIEW OF 2016 and other summaries and articles are also available such as this about The Oldest Inhabitant
Local Historical Weather
Morland - rainfall in June 1917 was 55.4 mm and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 52.9 mm
Orton - between 1967-2016 the average rainfall for June is 85.1 mm - the driest being 17.2 mm (1988) and the wettest 205.2 mm (1972)
Appleby - average rainfall for June for the period 1856-2016 is 57.6 mm - the driest decade was the 1990's (45.7 mm), the wettest, 1930's (63.8 mm)
Maulds Meaburn - 3rd June continues to be the driest day of the year, from 2007-2017 it has never recorded more than 0.2 mm - the 13-15th have yet to record 20°c (2009-2016). The Mean temp' has varied from 11.81°c (2012) to 14.15°c (2016). Averages 75.0 mm of rain - Ground Frosts on 1.3 days - 20°c=> on 7.4 days - 25°c=> on 1.0 days - Thunder on 0.8 days - Hail on 0.1 days
The following was submitted by Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) to the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the June of 1878 - HE MADE NO COMMENTS AT ALL - Those shown are still from May
'Very wet, at times mild and warm; land in a very wet state and fruit trees have suffered from the wind.' His comments about individual days in the month included that thunder was heard on both the 15th and 18th and then: 21st 'Snow.' a separate report from Reagill states: 'Pennine range and High Street, white with snow.'
'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality - now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis
Weather Lore
"Grey morning with a rising glass, fine weather will come to pass.""Mist in May, heat in June, makes harvest come right soon."
"Yellow sky to end the day, wind and rain are on their way."
Sunrise: 4:36 Sunset: 21:50
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: Mostly clear and cooler.
3 Day Weather Forecast and current Synoptic and Rainfall charts
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Atlantic pressure and rainfall charts provided by Met Éireann - The Meteorological Office of Eire
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