Reports for August 2015 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1981-2010)

Cool and wet but sunny.

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 18.3 (-0.3) High 23.3 on 23rd, Low 13.3 on 31st
Mean minimum 9.3 (0.0) Low 4.1 on 16th, High 15.1 on 21st
Mean screen 13.8 (-0.1)
Mean 30cm earth 14.8
Air frost 0
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 0
Max depth 09Z 0cm on 0

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 18.0 (-0.4) High 22.9 on 23rd, Low 12.9 on 31st
Mean minimum 9.7 (-0.4) Low 5.8 on 13th, High 14.6 on 21st
Mean screen 13.9 (-0.4)
Mean grass minimum 5.5 Low -1.6 on 13th
Mean 30cm earth 15.0
Mean 100cm earth 13.9
Air frost 0
Ground frost 2

Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 79.2 (113%) High 16.2 on 13th
Days 0.2mm 20
Days 1.0mm 13
Hail 0
Thunder 2

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

Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 167.1 (117%) 191.1
High 12.3 on 12th 12.5 on 1st
Average daily 5.4 (36% of the possible 15.0hr / day) 6.2 (41% possible)
Days no sun 3 3

Fog (Vis 1km 09Z), 1

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean SW 8.9 (-0.1) High gust 40 on 4th
Gale days 0

Best wishes
Ken
Copley
Teesdale