Reports for July 2013 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1981-2010)
Warmest and sunniest since 2006 and 1983, very dry until 27th.

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 22.3 (2.8) High 28.1 on 18th Low 16.0 on 2nd
Mean minimum 10.6 (1.1) Low 4.5 on 1st High 15.0 on 25th
Mean screen 16.5 (2.0)
Mean 30cm earth 16.3
Air frost 0
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 0
Max depth 09Z 0cm on -

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 22.0 (2.8) High 27.2 on 18th Low 15.4 on 2nd
Mean minimum 11.6 (1.3) Low 5.6 on 1st High 15.4 on 13th
Mean screen 16.8 (2.1)
Mean AWS(Davis 00Z-00Z) 17.0
Mean grass minimum 6.8 Low -0.6 on 1st
Mean 30cm earth 16.5
Mean 100cm earth 14.2
Air frost 0
Ground frost 2

Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 75.8 (107%) High 49.5 on 27th
Total AWS(Davis 00Z-00Z) 75.6 (unreliable in snow and strong winds)
Days 0.2mm 8
Days 1.0mm 7
Hail 0
Thunder 1

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 239.6 (149%) High 15.2 on 6th
Average daily sun 7.7hr (46% of the possible 16.7hr/day)
Days no sun 2
Fog (Vis 1km 09Z), 2

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean WSW 6.2 (-0.8) High gust 34 on 25th
Gale days 0

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