Here are the reports from the Copley sites for March 2006
(Averages refer to 1971-2000)

Copley Lead Mill, 218metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean max 5.7 High 13.5 on 26th Low -0.1 on 12th
Mean min -0.7 Low -8.3 on 3rd High 8.8 on 27th
Mean 2.5
Air frost 20
Snow lying 22
Snow lying 50% 12
Max depth 10cm on 13th
Snow Index 55cm-days

Copley Met O site, 253metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean max 5.4 (-1.9) High 12.8 on 26th Low -0.7 on 12th
Mean min -0.5 (-1.3) Low -7.5 on 3rg High 8.5 on 27th
Mean 2.5 (-1.6) Mean AWS 2.1
Air frost 20
Ground frost 23
Mean grass min -2.6 (-1.3) Low -15.1 on 3rd

Rainfall mm
Total 113.2 (178%) High 14.5 on 14th
Rain days 20
Wet days 20
Hail 3
Thunder 0

Sunshine hr
Total 87.8 (78%) High 10.1 on 4th
Days no sun 8
Days fog 09Z 2

Wind mph
Mean NE 7.8 (-1.8)
High gust 43 on 30th
Gale 0

Snow cm
Days falling 17
Days lying 09Z 22
Days 50% 09Z 11
Max depth 09Z 10 on 13th
Fresh falls 09Z 32

Mean barometer 1008mb

1. First month since July 2004 with a mean temperature below average.
2. Coldest March since 2001
3. Coldest month since February 2003 which shows how mild winters are
becoming.
4. Dull, but not as dull March 2005
5. Second wettest March in this area in the past 35 years (after March
1979).

Best wishes,
Ken Cook
Copley, nr Barnard Castle, County Durham
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/copley