Reports for October 2013 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1981-2010)
Mild, wet, dull and windy.

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 12.4 (0.7) High 17.1 on 4th Low 8.5 on 29th
Mean minimum 7.2 (2.5) Low 1.2 on 31st High 13.0 on 4th
Mean screen 9.8 (1.6)
Mean 30cm earth 10.8
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 12.6 (1.0) High 17.5 on 4th Low 8.9 on 10th
Mean minimum 7.6 (2.0) Low 2.4 on 31st High 12.7 on 4th
Mean screen 10.1 (1.5)
Mean AWS(Davis 00Z-00Z) 11.5
Mean grass minimum 3.7 Low -4.2 on 31st
Mean 30cm earth 11.5
Mean 100cm earth 11.8
Air frost 0
Ground frost 6

Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 134.7 (142%) High 20.2 on 22nd
Total AWS(Davis 00Z-00Z) 150.6 (unreliable in snow, heavy rain and strong winds!)
Days 0.2mm 25
Days 1.0mm 18
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 66.7 (67%) High 8.1 on 17th
Average daily sun 2.2hr (21% of the possible 10.5/day)
Days no sun 8
Fog (Vis 1km 09Z), 8

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean W 11.0 (2.0) High gust 47 on 27th
Gale days 0

Ken
Copley, Teesdale