Coldest and driest since 2016 - MSLP was -8.6 Mb below average, rainfall 75.2% of the average for 2007-18 and the temp' was 1.39°c below average (2009-18).
Rainfall totalled 100.5 mm (CR school 103.4 mm) - Mean Min' of 1.77°c - Mean Max' 7.26°c - with a highest maximum of 12.4°c (1st) and a lowest minimum of -6.2°c (19th).
There were: eleven air frosts and fifteen ground frosts, fog on one day (27th) and with 18.4 mm the 10th was the wettest day.
Summary - will be updated shortly with November'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 December 1919 was 156.2 mm and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 106.7 mm
Orton - between 1967-2018 the average rainfall for December is 194.5 mm - the driest being 33.6 mm (2010) and the wettest 704.0 mm (2015)
Appleby - average rainfall for December for the period 1856-2018 is 96.9 mm - the driest decade was the 1870's (77.0 mm), the wettest, 2010's (135.8 mm)
Maulds Meaburn - December - despite my relatively short records, we have had both the coldest and wettest of any month on record in that time. December can be beautiful or brutal and this year it has already started with an 'Ice Day'. - The mean temperature has ranged from -1.98°c (2010) to 7.39°c (2015). Averages 166.9 mm of rain - Air Frost on 10.5 days - Ground Frost on 17.2 days - Snowfall on 6.5 days - Snow Lying on 4.0 days - an inch of rain on 1.5 days
Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) made the following comment in the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the December of 1880:-
'During the early part of the month hard frost prevailed and all the rivers were covered in ice. The last five days were almost one continuous storm of wind and rain, filling the rivers and in some places causing floods.' he made the following comments about particular days in the month:
12th 'Slight shock of earthquake about 5.25 p.m.'
'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality - now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis
Weather Lore - December
"A long frost before Christmas may bring an early spring.""'Childermass' (28th) is the unluckiest day of the year."
"December Moons - Variously called: The Cold Moon, Long Nights Moon and Moon before Yule."
Sunrise: 8:24 Sunset: 15:45
Moon Phase: Full Moon
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 cloudy and cooler. Precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times. Windy.
Four Day Weather Forecast and current Synoptic and Rainfall charts
