The fourth wettest of twelve recorded - MSLP was +6.8 Mb above average, rainfall 113% of the average for 2007-17 and the temp' was 1.08°c below average (2009-17).
Rainfall totalled 129.6 mm (CR school 143.0 mm) - Mean Min' of 4.55°c - Mean Max' 12.85°c - with a highest maximum of 22.4°c (10th) and a lowest minimum of -5.3°c (30th).
One day attained 20°c, there were 7 air frosts and 12 ground frosts, two days had in excess of 1 inch of rain and with 55.8 mm the 12th was the wettest day.
Summary - is now updated with October's weather report.
A summary and detail of the weather for 2017 can be read here REVIEW OF 2017 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 November 1918 was 75.9 mm and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 87.0 mm
Orton - between 1967-2017 the average rainfall for November is 180.1 mm - the driest being 51.9 mm (2004) and the wettest 504.4 mm (2009)
Appleby - average rainfall for November for the period 1856-2017 is 86.3 mm - the driest decade was the 1870's (71.1 mm), the wettest, 2000's (107.3 mm)
Maulds Meaburn - November is rarely a quiet month. Be it the heavy rains of 2009 and 2015 or the very cold and snowy end to 2010, usually there is always something happening. Curiously, along with August, it has always recorded at least 50 mm of rain. - The mean temperature has varied from 3.64°c (2016) to 8.12°c (2011). Averages 133.1 mm of rain - Air Frost on 7.7 days - Ground Frost on 14.8 days - snowfall on 1.7 days - fog on 0.6 days - an inch of rain on 0.7 days
Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) sent the following entry to the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the November of 1879:-
'Cold and windy with small rainfall; all the rivers frozen.' He made the following comments about particular days of the month:
14th 'Hard frost.' on the 11th at Elterwater there was: 'Thunder and hail in the evening.'
'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality - now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis
Weather Lore
"Wind north-west at Martinmas, severe winter to come.""November's sky is chill and drear, November's leaf is red and sear."
"On first November if weather is clear,’tis the end of the sowing you’ll do for the year."
Sunrise: 7:40 Sunset: 16:11
Moon Phase: First 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. Precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hours
3 Day Weather Forecast and current Synoptic and Rainfall charts
