Here are the reports for the March 2009 for the Copley sites.
(Averages refer to 1971-2000)

Mild, dry and sunny.

Copley Lead Mill 218metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean maximum 9.8 High 15.1 on 18th Low 4.8 on 28th
Mean minimum 0.9 Low -5.7 on 5th High 6.1 on 23rd
Mean screen 5.3
Air frost 11
Days snow lying 50% 09Z 1
Max depth 09Z 2cm on 8th

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean maximum 9.4 (+2.1) High 15.9 on 18th Low 4.4 on 28th
Mean minimum 1.8 (+1.0) Low -5.4 on 5th High 5.9 on 31st
Mean screen 5.6 (+1.5)
Mean AWS(Davis) 5.1
Mean grass minimum -1.2 (+0.2) Low -11.2 on 5th
Air frost 5 (-6)
Ground frost 18 (-2)

Rainfall mm
Total 26.6 (42%) High 5.6 on 7th
Total AWS(Davis) 23.6
Rain days 10 (-6)
Wet days 7 (-4)
Hail 2 (+1)
Thunder 0 (0)

Snow cm
Days falling 7 (-2)
Days lying 50% 09Z 1 (-4)
Fresh falls 09Z 2cm (-11cm)
Max depth 09Z 2cm on 8th

Sunshine hr (R&D recorder)
Total 192.2 (172%) High 12.5 on 29th
Days no sun 3 (-1)
Fog 09Z 0 (-2)

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean W 13.6 (-2.5) High gust 52 on 23rd
Gale days 0 (-1)

Mean barometer (Kestrel recorder) 1012mb (-1)

Warmest March since 2003, highest max on record 18th
Driest since 1997
Sunniest since 2003, sunniest day on record 29th
Least air frosts on record, least snow since 2003

Best wishes,
Ken
Copley, nr Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham
http://copley.website.orange.co.uk