Driest and coldest yet recorded - MSLP was +11.1 Mb above average, rainfall 20.5% of the average for 2008-20 and the temp' was 2.778°c below average (2009-20).
Rainfall totalled 11.0 mm - Mean Min' of -0.88°c - Mean Max' 11.22°c - with a highest maximum of 17.7°c (23rd) and a lowest minimum of -6.2°c (12th).
There were the following 'Days of' - snow fell on 1 day - hail fell on 5 days - 20 air frosts and 25 ground frosts. With 5.5 mm the 27th was the month's wettest day and the highest gust of wind was 41 Mph (8th) - the mean wind speed was 4.27 mph.
Summary - is now fully updated with the weather report for April.
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 May 1921 was 51.8 mm and between 1902-44 the average for the month was 62.9 mm
Shap - average rainfall for May is 97.6 mm - and the average mean temperature is 9.3°c
Appleby - average rainfall for May for the period 1856-2020 is 56.0mm - the driest decade was the 1910's (45.4 mm), the wettest, 1920's (78.3 mm)
Maulds Meaburn - May - the last five May's have all been quite ... dry! On average it is the second driest month of the year. Don't forget, it is still spring and whilst it can be warm, sometimes quite hot, it can also be chilly and it is the month with the widest diurnal range in temperatures (that range can be over 20°c in the same day). - The mean temperature has ranged from 9.13°c (2015) to 11.80°c (2018). Averages 56.9 mm of rain - Air Frost on 2.4 days - Ground Frost on 7.4 days - Thunder on 0.2 days - Snow Fall on 0.2 days - 20°c on 4.1 days
Mr. W. Hoggarth of Shap (Copy Hill) sent the following entry to the 'British Rainfall Guides' regarding the May of 1882:-
'For several days no rain fell, the land got very dry, the rivers remarkably low for the time of year and in some instances water was hard to procure. This coupled with hot sun during the day and hard frosts at night, was trying for farmers, but on the 23rd and following days considerable quantities of rain fell.' He made the following comments regarding particular days of the month (the 7th and 24th are from Elterwater):
3rd 'Thunder, rain, hail, snow and sleet.' 7th 'Thunderstorms' 24th 'Thunder with very heavy rain, 2.29in.'
'HISTORICAL EVENTS' (above) is a start in recording historical weather in our immediate locality - now includes the flood report: Summary and Analysis
Folk Lore - May
Being born in May was thought to produce a sickly child "Those who bathe in May will soon be laid in Clay"
"Marry in May and you'll rue the day"
Sunrise: 5:18 Sunset: 20:57
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.
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 and cooler. Precipitation possible and windy within 6 hours
Four Day Weather Forecast and current Synoptic and Rainfall charts
