Wettest since 2017 and the fourth wettest of thirtenn recorded - MSLP was -1.5 Mb below average, rainfall 139.8% of the average for 2007-18 and the temp' was 0.476°c below average (2009-18).

Rainfall totalled 113.8 mm   (CR school 114.6 mm)  -  Mean Min' of 8.56°c  -  Mean Max' 17.11°c  -  with a highest maximum of 27.5°c (29th) and a lowest minimum of 1.5°c (10th).

There was: 0 air frosts and 1 ground frost. Tunder was heard on one day and with 30.2 mm the 7th was the wettest day.

  Summary   - is now updated with June's weather report.

  A summary and detail of the weather for 2018 can be read here   REVIEW OF 2018   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 1919 was 24.1 mm and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 76.3 mm

Orton - between 1967-2018 the average rainfall for July is 97.0 mm - the driest being 21.0 mm (1984) and the wettest 226.1 mm (1988)

Appleby - average rainfall for July for the period 1856-2018 is 74.7 mm - the driest decade was the 1990's (49.5 mm), the wettest, 1880's (104.6 mm)

Maulds Meaburn - July - is often wet and indeed the driest in my records still had 47.6 mm. In fact it is more likely to have 100 mm of rain than December, Feb' and March. 50% of the time it will have rain on at least 20 days in the month.  -   The mean temperature has ranged from 13.77°c (2012) to 17.14°c (2013).

Averages 100.9 mm of rain    -    Fog on 0.3 days    -    20°c on 10.6 days    -    25°c on 2.4 days    -    Thunder on 0.9 days    -    an inch of rain on 0.2 days

  Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) made the following comments in the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the July of 1880:-

  'Rather an unseasonable month, rain having fallen on 22 days. Hay crop very heavy; about two thirds cut at the end of the month. Corn a good crop, but rather late. Potatoes and turnips look well.'

          he made no comments about particular days, the following is from Elterwater:  

17th 'Thunder and lightning in night, much damage done within a few miles'

'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality  -  now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis

The 'Historical Events' page now has a section on the history of flooding in Appleby - and now includes a full summary and analysis as that which was featured in the Cumberland and Westmorland Herald.

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.              
 
Penrith and District Red Squirrels       Our much loved friends own website.