Reports for January 2014 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1981-2010)
Wet, dull, slightly milder with much less wind and snow than normal.
Wettest since 2008, mildest for just 2 years and sunnier than last January.

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 5.3 (0.4) High 8.4 on 1st Low 2.0 on 4th
Mean minimum 0.3 (1.3) Low -4.0 on 13th High 5.7 on 7th
Mean screen 2.8 (0.9)
Mean 30cm earth 3.7
Air frost 17
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 1
Max depth 09Z 1cm on 26th

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 5.4 (0.4) High 8.1 on 25th Low 2.5 on 30th
Mean minimum 0.6 (0.7) Low -2.9 on 12th High 5.3 on 7th
Mean screen 3.0 (0.5)
Mean AWS(Davis 00Z-00Z) 3.2
Mean grass minimum -1.9 Low -9.8 on 12th
Mean 30cm earth 4.5
Mean 100cm earth 5.6
Air frost 14
Ground frost 24

Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 115.1 (153%) High 13.5 on 8th
Total AWS(Davis 00Z-00Z) 130.6 (unreliable in snow, heavy rain and strong winds!)
Days 0.2mm 27
Days 1.0mm 22
Hail 3
Thunder 0

Snow cm
Days falling 12
Days lying 50% 09Z, 1
Fresh falls 09Z 1cm
Max depth 09Z 1cm on 26th

Sunshine hr (R&D recorder)
Total 52.7 (70%) High 6.1 on 11th
Average daily sun 1.7hr (22% of the possible 7.9/day)
Days no sun 9
Fog (Vis 1km 09Z), 12

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean SSE 9.3 (-3.2) High gust 59 on 6th
Gale days 0

Ken
Copley, Teesdale