- the wettest June (of 11) yet recorded. Overall a poor month with rain frequent either side of a warm and dry spell 16-20th with two very wet days. Many mild nights with the mean minimum significantly above average. Cool end to the month and sunshine also down on average - That warm spell ended with thunder on the 21st, heralding that cooler period at the month's end. Wettest yet recorded. MSLP was -5.6 Mb below average, rainfall 213.5% of the average for 2007-16 and the temp' 1.0°c above the long term average.
Rainfall totalled 160.1 mm (CR school 162.9 mm) - Mean Min' of 10.39°c - Mean Max' 17.57°c - with a highest maximum of 26.2°c (21st) and a lowest minimum of 3.7°c (3rd).
Thunder heard on 1 day - the 28th with 55.4 mm was the wettest day.
Summary - is now updated with a full weather report for June.
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 July 1917 was 28.7 mm and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 76.3 mm
Orton - between 1967-2016 the average rainfall for July is 96.5 mm - the driest being 21.0 mm (1984) and the wettest 226.1 mm (1988)
Appleby - average rainfall for July for the period 1856-2016 is 74.8 mm - the driest decade was the 1990's (49.5 mm), the wettest, 1880's (104.6 mm)
Maulds Meaburn - July is as likely as any month to see rainfall topping 100mm, although the last three have failed to do so. The Mean temp' has varied from 13.77°c (2012) to 17.14°c (2013). Averages 105.9 mm of rain - Rainfall on 15.6 days - 20°c=> on 9.9 days - 25°c=> on 2.4 days - Thunder on 0.8 days - Fog on 0.1 days
The following was submitted by Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) to the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the July of 1878 -
'Very dry; favourable for gathering in the abundant hay crop.' His comments about individual days in the month was just one entry: 21st 'severe thunder storm with hail'
'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality - now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis
Weather Lore
"Dew on the grass, rain won't come to pass.""If the 1st of July it be rainy weather, it will rain more or less for four weeks together."
"If bees stay at home, rain will soon come - if they fly away, fine will be the day."
Sunrise: 5:02 Sunset: 21:30
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: Increasing clouds with little temperature change. Precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times. Windy.
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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