Warmest yet recorded and the wettest since 2016 - MSLP was +2.5 Mb above average, rainfall 101.4% of the average for 2008-18 and the temp' was 1.81°c above average (2009-18).
Rainfall totalled 142.5 mm (CR school 168.4 mm) - Mean Min' of 2.57°c - Mean Max' 7.45°c - with a highest maximum of 10.7°c (7th) and a lowest minimum of -3.8°c (19th).
There were: four air frosts and sixteen ground frosts, snow fell on two days and hail on one day, with fog on one. With 20.5 mm the 11th was the (year's) wettest day and gust of wind attaining 50mph or more were recorded on three days.
Summary - will be updated with January's weather report shortly.
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 February 1920 was 72.1 mm and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 75.8 mm
Orton - between 1967-2019 the average rainfall for February is 138.9 mm - the driest being 9.9 mm (1986) and the wettest 490.8 mm (1997)
Appleby - average rainfall for February for the period 1856-2019 is 66.4 mm - the driest decade was the 1980's (49.7 mm), the wettest, 1990's (99.2 mm)
Maulds Meaburn - February - in my records we're yet to have one of the really cold and dry February's for which the month is (was?) famed, 2010 and 2013 being the closest. We are less likely to see 100mm+ of rain in the month, but it still tends to be fairly wet. - The mean temperature has ranged from 1.325°c (2010) to 5.78°c (2019). Averages 88.6 mm of rain - Air Frost on 10.6 days - Ground Frost on 18.5 days - Snowfall on 5.7 days - Snow Lying on 2.5 days - an inch of rain and fog on 0.4 days
Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) made the following comment in the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the February of 1881:-
'A very stormy month with much snow and frost.' he made the following comments about particular days in the month:
7th 'Great storm of wind and snow' and on the same day at Elterwater: 7th 'Extremely stormy, with nearly a foot of snow during the day and rain afterwards; total 2.15 in'.
'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality - now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis
Weather Lore - February
"The snowdrop, in purest white array, first rears her head on Candlemas Day.""12-14th 'Borrowed Days' If these days be stormy, the year will be favoured with good weather, but if fine, the year will be foul."
"When down the chimney falls the soot, mud will soon be underfoot."
Sunrise: 7:24 Sunset: 17:23
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 clear and cooler.
Four Day Weather Forecast and current Synoptic and Rainfall charts
