Driest since 2018 and the sixth driest of 14 - coldest since 2012, the third coldest of twelve - MSLP was -0.5 Mb below average, rainfall 85.5% of the average for 2007-19 and the temp' was 1.12°c below average (2009-19).
Rainfall totalled 87.5 mm - Mean Min' of 10.01°c - Mean Max' 17.89°c - with a highest maximum of 29.5°c (31st) and a lowest minimum of 5.7°c (20th).
There were no 'days of' at all during the month - with 12.5 mm the 26th was the month's wettest day and the highest gust of wind was 42 Mph - it was the windiest July yet recorded here.
Summary - is now updated with the full weather report for July.
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 August 1920 was 36.1 mm and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 87.9 mm
Orton - between 1967-2019 the average rainfall for August is 116.1 mm - the driest being 15.3 mm (1995) and the wettest 266.9 mm (1985)
Appleby - average rainfall for August for the period 1856-2019 is 85.7 mm - the driest decade was the 1990's (50.5 mm), the wettest, 1920's (116.2 mm)
Maulds Meaburn - August - should almost be as warm as July, but in these last 12 years 25°c has only been attained twice and to be fair, the average for days reaching 20°c isn't that great either. Also it is usually wet! - The mean temperature has ranged from 13.27°c (2014) to 15.38°c (2019). Averages 110.3 mm of rain - 20°c on 6.3 days - 25°c on 0.2 days - Ground Frost on 0.1 days - Thunder on 0.9 days - Days of rain 20.2
Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) didn't send an entry to the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the August of 1881, the following is from Measands Beck:-
'Weather during the month bleak and cold; rain falling more or less every day.' He did however, make the following comments regarding particular days in the month:
2nd 'Ice formed on small pools'. 10th 'Strong gale.' 25th 'Heavy rain and floods'
'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality - now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis
Weather Lore - August
"August bears the burden, September the fruit.""None in August should over the land; in December none over the sea."
"A rainbow afternoon; good weather coming soon."
Sunrise: 5:42 Sunset: 20:48
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
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.
Four Day Weather Forecast and current Synoptic and Rainfall charts
