- another poor month that was wet and also colder than average - No warmth of any note, only the 16-18th providing any decent weather during a brief spell of high pressure. Otherwise low pressure was dominant, especially after the 18th when it became increasingly unsettled. The first half of the month, whilst seeing many days with rain, was not that wet, with low pressure systems separated by transitional days of weak high pressure. Both sixth wettest and driest of the 11 recorded. MSLP was -3.0 Mb below average, rainfall 97.6% of the average for 2007-16 and the temp' 0.7°c below the long term average.
Rainfall totalled 103.4 mm (CR school 112.3 mm) - Mean Min' of 10.28°c - Mean Max' 18.59°c - with a highest maximum of 25.6°c (18th) and a lowest minimum of 4.7°c (12th).
Thunder heard on 1 day - the 21st with 14.6 mm was the wettest day.
Summary - is now fully updated with a full weather report for July.
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 August 1917 was 187.5 mm (the wettest recorded) and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 87.9 mm
Orton - between 1967-2016 the average rainfall for August is 114.8 mm - the driest being 15.3 mm (1995) and the wettest 266.9 mm (1985)
Appleby - average rainfall for August for the period 1856-2016 is 85.5 mm - the driest decade was the 1990's (50.5 mm), the wettest, 1920's (116.2 mm)
Maulds Meaburn - Over the last ten years August has been wet with seven of those ten seeing in excess of 100 mm, including five of the last six. The Mean temp' has varied little, from 13.27°c (2014) to 15.09°c (2013). Averages 113.2 mm of rain - Rainfall on 19.6 days - 20°c=> on 6.1 days - 25°c=> on 0.1 days - Thunder on 0.9 days - Ground Frost on 0.1 days
The following was submitted by Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) to the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the August of 1878 -
'Considering the quantity of rain that has fallen, it has been fine harvest weather; thunder and lightning common at the end of the month.' He made no comments about individual days in the month, the best that I can offer is from ElterWater (Woodlands): 16th 'Thunder storm at 11.30 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
"St. Bartholomew (24th) brings the cold dew.""If the first week of August be warm, the winter will be white and long."
"When grass is dry at morning light, look for rain before the night."
Sunrise: 5:52 Sunset: 20:37
Moon Phase: Waning 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 cloudy with little temperature change. Precipitation possible within 6 to 12 hours, possibly heavy at times. Windy with possible wind shift to the W, NW, or N.
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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