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

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Copley
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