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

Not far from normal in the end, except rainfall. Low wind speeds.

Copley Lead Mill 218metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean maximum 18.5(-0.1) High 22.6 on15th Low 11.9 on 30th
Mean minimum 9.7(+0.4) Low 0.8 on 31st High 14.8 on 18th
Mean screen 14.1(+0.2)
Air frost 0
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 0
Max depth 09Z 0cm on -

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean maximum 18.5(+0.1) High 22.4 on 15th Low 11.6 on 30th
Mean minimum 10.3(+0.2) Low 2.1 on 31st High 14.6 on 18th
Mean screen 14.4 (+0.1)
Mean AWS(Davis) 14.1
Mean grass minimum 6.4 Low -2.5 on 31st
Air frost 0
Ground frost 1

Rainfall mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 113.8 (163%) High 28.9 on 15th
Total AWS(Davis) 132.4mm (00Z-00Z)
Rain days 22
Wet days 14
Hail 0
Thunder 2

Snow cm
Days falling 0
Days lying 50% 09Z, 0
Fresh falls 09Z 0cm
Max depth 09Z 0cm on -

Sunshine hr (R&D recorder)
Total 134.4 (94%) High 11.3 on 9th
Days no sun 3
Fog 09Z, 2

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean SW 6.6 (-1.1) High gust 31 on 22nd
Gale days 0

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