Reports for January 2012 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1981-2010)

Sunny, breezy and dry, rather mild.

Copley Lead Mill 218metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean maximum 5.7(+0.8) High 10.3 on 11th Low -1.5 on 15th
Mean minimum -0.3(+0.7) Low -7.5 on 15th High 6.2 on 12th
Mean screen 2.7(+0.8)
Air frost 18
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 5
Max depth 09Z 8cm on 30th

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean maximum 5.9(+0.9) High 9.8 on 2nd Low -0.2 on 15th
Mean minimum 0.3 (+0.4) Low -6.3 on 15th High 5.8 on 12th
Mean screen 3.1 (+0.6)
Mean AWS(Davis) 3.0
Mean grass minimum -3.2 Low -12.9 on 15th
Air frost 14
Ground frost 24

Rainfall mm
Total 65.5 (87%) High 13.6 on 4th
Total AWS(Davis) 74.4mm (unreliable in snowfall)
Rain days 19
Wet days 13
Hail 0
Thunder 0

Snow cm
Days falling 10
Days lying 50% 09Z, 4
Fresh falls 09Z 15cm
Max depth 09Z 8cm on 24th

Sunshine hr (R&D recorder)
Total 87.5 (153%) High 7.3 on 14th
Days no sun 4
Fog 09Z, 1

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean SW 13.8 (+3.0) High gust 67 on 3rd
Gale days 5


Ken
Copley, Teesdale
http://www.kencook.magix.net