Like October, November was a mucky month - unseasonably mild, unsettled and with some rain on most days.

  Broadly the wettest and warmest since 2015 it was consistently mild as opposed to having any notable 'warm spell', but the highest November temperature recorded at this site was equalled. Rainfall was at its heaviest during the first third, albeit the second half of the month did see some wet days. The final few days of the month were more seasonal and also dry, but mist and fog became an issue.

  Frost wasn't an issue and indeed there were some very mild night during the month, the 11th especially which saw a minimum temperature of 12.5°c, this being some 3.5°c above what would be the average maximum temperature for the month. Sunshine totals were well below average and overall, but maybe with the exception of not having to have the heating on so much, November 2022 had nothing to commend it.

  A succession of low pressure systems (LP) that brought spells of rain and excessively mild conditions would dominate the weather through to the 11th; we had to wait until the 12th for the first dry day of the month. This saw a 24 day 'rain spell' recorded (rain recorded on every day), back to the 19th October in which time 176.3 mm of rain was recorded.

  Sunshine was very much at a premium during this time. The 3rd was the driest day during this time and it did at least see sun before a spell of rain in the afternoon. Otherwise, rain, showers or overcast conditions was the general theme.

  The month started wet, in showers and then more organised rainfall in the evening, the 1st saw 10.5 mm and then a deep and vigorous area of LP on the 2nd brought wet and windy conditions from 13h with another 25.5 mm falling.

  After the slight lull on the 3rd the pressure gradient slackened with a slight ridge of high pressure (HP) from the south. This allowed for the cloud to clear overnight and an air frost (-1.9°c) was recorded. The day itself wasn't terrible, variable amounts of cloud following a sunny start, but the next area of LP was approaching.

  The 6th and 9th saw at least 10 mm of rain and the morning of the 10th was wet and windy, the wind gusting to 57 Mph.

  During this time temperatures had been well above the seasonal average, ranging from 10.6°c (4-6th) to 15.3°c (11th), and all apart from the 4th, with some very mild nights. This included a particularly warm nigh on the 11th, a minimum of 12.5°c is 3.5°c warmer than the average maximum temperature for the month.

  Over the next few days with a southerly flow, day-time maxima remained high and saw the 13th equal the November highest temperature record for this site at 16.8°c.

  HP over northern Europe extended far enough west 12-13th to finally bring us a couple of dry days and that especially high maximum on the 13th in what it must be said was a beautiful day. The 14th wasn't as sunny, but at 14.9°c still pleasant, but rain that would arrive early doors on the 15th heralded the start of another unsettled period - but now a little more seasonal.

  The 15th was wet with 11.9 mm of rain falling during the morning, remaining grey and overcast thereafter, but it only managed a maximum of 9.9°c. This was the first time this season with a maximum below 10°c (although 9.9°c is still nearly 1°c above the seasonal average!) and is now the latest date in my records to fall below that mark.

  And then of course day-time maxima below 10°c followed like buses - more rain and cooler conditions continued on the 16th as the pressure gradient slackened. A vigorous area of LP built in the SE corner of the UK on the 17th and would then track north along the east coast before stalling. This brought yet more rain, 16.3 mm, and with a maximum of 8.8°c, the first day of the month to fall below the seasonal average.

  Day-time maxima were now consistently below 10c, but not always below average. The pressure gradient slackened on the 19-21st and this brought a slight air frost for the 21st and a much cooler day at 7.0°c.

  However, unsettled conditions soon returned with a succession of LP systems out in the Atlantic pushing fronts across the UK. The first spell of rain arrived in the early hours of the 22nd and then the next few days, 23rd (11.5 mm) and 24th (13.7 mm) saw further spells of rain. Temperatures were marginally above average by day, but in a S-SW'ly flow and a permanent cloud cover, it was mild by night.

  Finally something a little colder came during the last few days of the month - between HP off the west coast of Spain that ridged north and a much larger area of HP over Russia that ridged down, it became settled, calm and cooler. Frosts were recorded on both the 29-30th and whilst the former saw some sunshine, with so much moisture in the air the latter was rather foggy and also chilly. With a maximum of 4.9°c it was the first day of the season to remain below 5°c.

  After the mildness of autumn, it managed to finish something more akin to the season!

  MSLP of 1003.4 Mb was -7.4 MB below the local average for the month and overall a mean minimum of 5.12°c and a mean maximum of 10.72°c saw the temperature 1.95°c above the thirteen year average for this site.

  It was the warmest November since 2015 and since the record began in 2009, two have been warmer and eleven have been colder - the highest maximum temperature recorded during the month being 16.8°c (13th - which equalled the November record here at MM), the lowest minimum -1.9°c (4th).

  Rainfall of 176.3 mm (Maulds Meaburn North 175.7 mm -- Castlehowe Scar 220.1 mm) was 139.6% of average for 2007-21, making it the wettest November since 2015. In a record that commenced in 2007, twelve have been drier and three have been wetter.

  During the month the following 'days of' were recorded: fog on two days - the wind speed averaged 6.77 mph, with a maximum gust of 57 mph (10th).

  We had 5 Air Frost in the month (year 38)          --          Grass Frosts totalled 9 (year 97).

  The 1 foot soil temp ranged from a low of 6.6°c on the 30th        to      a high of 11.5°c on the 1st     --      with a monthly mean of 9.3°c

  The 1 meter soil temp ranged from a low of 9.5°c on the 29th      to      a high of 12.0°c on the 1st     --     with a monthly mean of 10.8°c

   This makes the Jan' to Nov' period of 2022 1.03°c warmer than the average for 2009-21 and with 96.9% of average rainfall for 2008-21

  At the Met' Office site at Shap a mean minimum of 4.5°c and a mean maximum of 10.2°c saw the monthly mean temperature 1.9°c above average. It was the warmest November since 2015. In a record back to 1992, three have been warmer and 25 colder (no data in for two years).

  Rainfall of 252.0 mm represents 122.9% of its average. It was the wettest November since 2015 and in a record that commenced in 1989, six have been drier and 27 have been wetter.

  At Appleby in Westmorland rainfall of 129.4 mm represents 150.1% of its average (1856-2021) and made it the wettest since 2015 - in a record that commenced in 1856, 142 have been drier, 24 have been wetter.

  Whilst not as wet as October, November was still another wet month, but once again the percentage falls did vary quite markedly, between 84 and 180% - and whilst the N-NE of the county was generally a little drier than average, the driest location was found in the SE corner.

  Rain was a constant theme during the month with many sites recording some rain in excess of 25 days with the number of 'Wet Days' (days with 1mm or more) not far behind. However, in that N-NE portion of the county, the number of Wet Days was down as low as 15 at Brampton.

  Whilst average falls were in the high 90's in that N-NE corner, Aisgill in the SE was the driest with just 84.4% of its LTA. However, not that far away, totals were back up over 100% and in the Appleby In Westmorland area totals were at least 150%.

  For the first time in a while Ennerdale Black Sail wasn't the wettest location this month, Seathwaite recording both the highest monthly fall (493.0 mm) and the wettest 24Hr fall (46.4 mm - 7th).

  Barrow (Palace Nook) rarely gets mentioned in this section, but this month ... with a fall of 196.7 mm it had the highest percentage fall (180.3%) of anywhere in the county - shown quite well on the Met'O graphic below with a bias to the wetter parts of the county being on the coastal fringes from the Duddon round to Maryport.

  East of a line from Kentmere, the month's wettest day tended to be the 2nd, but elsewhere it varied quite widely and whilst an inch or more of rain in a 24Hr period was recorded up to seven times (Honister and Seathwaite) the daily totals were not excessive.

  Figures from the Environment Agency's rainfall sites were, (figure in brackets being the monthly average for 1991-2020)   'Data kindly provided by the Hydrometry and Telemetry team of the Environment Agency (Penrith)':

  Kirkby Thore 101.6 mm -- (85.2 mm)

  Haresceugh Castle (Kirkoswald) 114.09 mm -- (107.0 mm)

  Brothers Water 424.7 mm -- (315.9 mm)

  Seathwaite Farm (Borrowdale) 493.0 mm -- (359.9 mm [average for 1845-2021]) - making it the wettest since 2020 and since 1845 when the record commenced, 44 have been drier and 133 have been wetter.