Monthly Weather Summary

AUGUST  -   a mixed month that was both marginally warmer and wetter than average - fairly uninspiring with rain frequent and no prolonged warm spell, the 15-18th offering the best spell of warm, dry and sunny weather. Wet and autumnal during 19th-21st.

Wettest Aug' since 2014 and the fourth wettest of the ten now recorded. MSLP +2.5 Mb above average, rainfall 119.8% of the average for 2007-15 and the temp' 0.3°c above the long term average.

Rainfall totalled 133.0 mm   (CR school 141.5 mm)  -  Mean Min' of 10.88°c  -  Mean Max' 18.91°c  -  with a highest maximum of 23.9°c (16th) and a lowest minimum of 6.3°c (9th).

Thunder wasn't heard and the 20th with 34.0 mm was the wettest day.

Summary   - is now fully updated with a full weather report for August.

A summary and detail of the weather for 2015 can be read here   REVIEW OF 2015    and other summaries are also available such as the winter of 2013-14 WINTER 2014   

Local Historical Weather

Morland - rainfall in September 1916 was 44.7 mm and between 1902-44 the average for September was 70.7 mm

Orton - between 1967-2015 the average rainfall for September is 125.5 mm - the driest being 8.4 mm (2014) and the wettest 275.9 mm (1981)

Appleby - average rainfall for September for the period 1856-2015 is 76.3 mm - the driest decade was the 1900's (51.6 mm), the wettest, 1960's (95.0 mm)

Maulds Meaburn - After 7 yrs of records only there has only been one air frost in Sept' and 25°c has been attained as late as the 30th (2011). Since 2009 the mean temperature has ranged from 11.41°c (2015) to 13.65°c (2014).

Averages 75.3 mm of rain    -    20°c on 4.3 days    -    Ground Frost on 1.0 days    -    and bizarrely, thunder on 0.0 days

  The following was submitted by Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) to the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the September of 1877

   'The month began with heavy showers, but the 13th was a dreadfully cold, wet and windy day; most of the land along the banks of the river was under water; the remainder of the month was fine. Crops nearly all cut, potatoes generally in bad condition; turnips a failure.'

His comments about individual days in the month included: 3rd 'Frost at night' with thunder heard on the 1st, 21st and 30th and that storm on the 13th was a 'deluge of rain, 2.24 in.'

'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a new page that is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality.  

The 'Historical Events' page now has a section on the history of flooding in Appleby - a work in progress.

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.