Wettest and coldest yet recorded - MSLP was -6.2 Mb below average, rainfall 235.1% of the average for 2008-20 and the temp' was 1.78°c below average (2009-20).
Rainfall totalled 133.8 mm - Mean Min' of 3.67°c - Mean Max' 13.53°c - with a highest maximum of 22.3°c (30th) and a lowest minimum of -3.8°c (1st).
There were the following 'Days of' - hail fell on 4 days - 6 air frosts and 10 ground frosts. With 27.6 mm the 3rd was the month's wettest day and the highest gust of wind was 35 Mph (23rd) - the mean wind speed was 5.90 mph.
Summary - is now updated with the weather report for May.
A summary and detail of the weather for 2020 can be read here REVIEW OF 2020 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 June 1921 was 6.9 mm (the driest) and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 52.9 mm
Shap - average rainfall for June is 87.5 mm - and the average mean temperature is 12.1°c with an average of 0.3 air frosts
Appleby - average rainfall for June for the period 1856-2020 is 58.5mm - the driest decade was the 1990's (45.7 mm), the wettest, 2010's (75.3 mm)
Maulds Meaburn - June - with rainfall records for 14yrs, we've not yet had a really dry June! 2010 with 33.0 mm being the driest. It also has a high frequency of month's with 100mm+. 2009 saw snow on Crossfell (5th) and on the 13th in 2019 the temperature didn't even reach 10°c! - The mean temperature has ranged from 11.81°c (2012) to 14.46°c (2018). Averages 88.8 mm of rain - Ground Frost on 0.9 days - 20°c on 7.9 days - 25°c on 1.6 days - Thunder on 1.3 days - Hail on 0.3 days
Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) sent the following entry to the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the June of 1882:-
'Rather wet with much thunder and lightning; hay-time began about 27th; grass a very good crop; corn, potatoes and turnip looking well.' He made the following comments regarding particular days of the month:
6th 'Strong gale all day' 10th 'Strong NE gale all day' 24th 'Great thunderstorm'
'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality - now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis
Folk Lore - June
A rose picked on Midsummers day will keep fresh until Christmas "Dew in the night, next day will be bright"
It is claimed that summer doesn't start until the elder is in flower"
Sunrise: 4:35 Sunset: 21:47
Moon Phase: Waxing 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.
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 with little temperature change.
Four Day Weather Forecast and current Synoptic and Rainfall charts
