Reports for September 2016 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1981-2010)

Warmest September since 2006.

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 17.4 (+1.5) High 24.0 on 13th, Low 13.1 on 29th
Mean minimum 9.4 (+2.1) Low 2.6 on 30th, High 15.4 on 8th
Mean screen 13.4 (+1.8)
Mean 30cm earth 14.5
Air frost 0
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 0
Max depth 09Z 0cm on 00

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 17.3 (+1.6) High 25.5 on 13th, Low 12.5 on 29th
Mean minimum 9.8 (+1.7) Low 4.4 on 23rd, High 15.5 on 7th
Mean screen 13.5 (+1.6)
Mean grass minimum 6.4 Low -1.5 on 23rd
Mean 30cm earth 15.3
Mean 100cm earth 14.7
Air frost 0
Ground frost 4

Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 59.7 (92%) High 19.6 on 3rd
Days 0.2mm 15
Days 1.0mm 12
Hail 0
Thunder 2

Snow cm
Days falling 0
Days lying 50% 09Z, 0
Fresh falls 09Z 0cm
Max depth 09Z 0cm on 00

Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 138.7 (106%) 153.2
High 11.2 on 17th 10.7 on 11th
Average daily 4.6 (36% of the possible 12.8hr / day) 5.1 (40% possible)
Days no sun 2 4

Fog (Vis 1km 09Z), 2

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean W 9.0 (-1.2) High gust 47 on 27th
Gale days 0

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