Reports for February 2018 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1981-2010)

Cold, frosty and snowy.

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 3.8 (-1.7) High 10.9 on 19th, Low -2.5 on 28th
Mean minimum -1.8 (-1.0) Low -8.0 on 14th, High 3.2 on 20th
Mean screen 1.0 (-1.3)
Mean 30cm earth 2.6
Air frost 23
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 20
Max depth 09Z 25cm on 28th

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 4.0 (0.0) High 10.5 on 19th, Low -2.2 on 28th
Mean minimum -1.3 (0.9) Low -8.5 on 14th, High 3.5 on 20th
Mean screen 1.3 (-1.3)
Mean grass minimum -4.4 Low -13.9 on 14th
Mean 30cm earth 3.5
Mean 100cm earth 4.5
Air frost 22
Ground frost 27

Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 66.0 (94%) High 13.0 on 27th
Days 0.2mm 19
Days 1.0mm 10
Hail 6
Thunder 0

Snow cm
Days falling 16
Days lying 50% 09Z, 15
Fresh falls 09Z 55cm
Max depth 09Z 21cm on 28th

Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 76.4 (83%) 80.5
Max day 8.2 on 20th 8.8 on 20th
Average daily 2.7 (28% of the possible 9.7hr / day) 2.9 (30% possible)
Days no sun 3 8

Fog (Vis 1km 09Z), 4

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean SSW 9.9 (-2.4) High gust 42 on 11th
Gale days 0

Ken
Copley
Teesdale

On Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 1:06:13 PM UTC, Ken Cook wrote:
Reports for February 2018 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1981-2010)

Cold, frosty and snowy.

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 3.8 (-1.7) High 10.9 on 19th, Low -2.5 on 28th
Mean minimum -1.8 (-1.0) Low -8.0 on 14th, High 3.2 on 20th
Mean screen 1.0 (-1.3)
Mean 30cm earth 2.6
Air frost 23
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 20
Max depth 09Z 25cm on 28th

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 4.0 (0.0) High 10.5 on 19th, Low -2.2 on 28th
Mean minimum -1.3 (0.9) Low -8.5 on 14th, High 3.5 on 20th
Mean screen 1.3 (-1.3)
Mean grass minimum -4.4 Low -13.9 on 14th
Mean 30cm earth 3.5
Mean 100cm earth 4.5
Air frost 22
Ground frost 27

Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 66.0 (94%) High 13.0 on 27th
Days 0.2mm 19
Days 1.0mm 10
Hail 6
Thunder 0

Snow cm
Days falling 16
Days lying 50% 09Z, 15
Fresh falls 09Z 55cm
Max depth 09Z 21cm on 28th

Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 76.4 (83%) 80.5
Max day 8.2 on 20th 8.8 on 20th
Average daily 2.7 (28% of the possible 9.7hr / day) 2..9 (30% possible)
Days no sun 3 8

Fog (Vis 1km 09Z), 4

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean SSW 9.9 (-2.4) High gust 42 on 11th
Gale days 0

Ken
Copley
Teesdale

Both the mean max and mean min temperature anomalies that you have quoted for the Met Office site look to be in error, Ken.

Dick Lovett

On Thursday, 1 March 2018 15:04:45 UTC, wrote:
Both the mean max and mean min temperature anomalies that you have quoted for the Met Office site look to be in error, Ken.

Dick Lovett

Thanks, Dick. You are a star!
Corrected sheet below
Reports for February 2018 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1981-2010)

Cold, frosty and snowy.

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 3.8 (-1.8) High 10.9 on 19th, Low -2.5 on 28th
Mean minimum -1.8 (-1.0) Low -8.0 on 14th, High 3.2 on 20th
Mean screen 1.0 (-1.3)
Mean 30cm earth 2.6
Air frost 23
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 20
Max depth 09Z 25cm on 28th

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 4.0 (-1.3) High 10.5 on 19th, Low -2.2 on 28th
Mean minimum -1.3 (-1.2) Low -8.5 on 14th, High 3.5 on 20th
Mean screen 1.3 (-1.3)
Mean grass minimum -4.4 Low -13.9 on 14th
Mean 30cm earth 3.5
Mean 100cm earth 4.5
Air frost 22
Ground frost 27

Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 66.0 (94%) High 13.0 on 27th
Days 0.2mm 19
Days 1.0mm 10
Hail 6
Thunder 0

Snow cm
Days falling 16
Days lying 50% 09Z, 15
Fresh falls 09Z 55cm
Max depth 09Z 21cm on 28th

Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 76.4 (83%) 80.5
Max day 8.2 on 20th 8.8 on 20th
Average daily 2.7 (28% of the possible 9.7hr / day) 2.9 (30% possible)
Days no sun 3 8

Fog (Vis 1km 09Z), 4

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean SSW 9.9 (-2.4) High gust 42 on 11th
Gale days 0