Of the eleven April's recorded, 7 have been drier and 3 have been wetter and it is still the driest month of the year. MSLP was -5.5 Mb below average, rainfall 112.3% of the average for 2007-17 and the temp' was 0.42°c above average.
Rainfall totalled 63.7 mm (CR school 62.5 mm) - Mean Min' of 4.44°c - Mean Max' 11.94°c - with a highest maximum of 20.0°c (21st) and a lowest minimum of -2.2°c (5th).
There were two days with thunder (21st and 22nd), 3 days when snow fell (1st, 2nd + 4th) and 1 day with hail (29th). With 11.3 mm the 4th was the wettest day.
Summary - is now updated with April'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 May 1918 was 53.1 mm and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 62.9 mm
Orton - between 1967-2017 the average rainfall for May is 87.1 mm - the driest being 8.6 mm (1991) and the wettest 178.9 mm (1986)
Appleby - average rainfall for May for the period 1856-2017 is 56.4 mm - the driest decade was the 1910's (45.4 mm), the wettest, 1920's (78.3 mm)
Maulds Meaburn - May tends to be fairly reliable for being dry, with 4 of the 10 recorded having less than 40 mm, but it is fairly even money as to whether it will be warmer or colder than average and hasn't deviated that much from its average, 2017 being the largest departure from normal. - The mean temperature has varied from 9.13°c (2015) to 11.65°c (2017). Averages 65.4 mm of rain - Snowfall on 0.2 days - Air Frosts on 2.2 days - 20°c on 3.3 days - 25°c on 0.6 days - Ground Frost on 6.5 days
Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) sent the following entry to the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the May of 1879:-
'Very dry with bitterly cold winds and frosts at night.' He made just the one comment regarding particular days in the month:
9th 'Snow.'
'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality - now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis
Weather Lore
"Marry in May and you'll rue the day.""The first and last frosts are the worst."
"Ne'er cast a clout till May be out."
Sunrise: 4:47 Sunset: 21:30
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: Increasing clouds with little temperature change. Precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hours
3 Day Weather Forecast and current Synoptic and Rainfall charts
