Here are the March 2005 figures for Copley, averages refer to 1971 -
2000

Temperature C
Mean max 7.9(+0.6)High 14.0 on 17th, Low 1.7 on 2nd
Mean min 2.6(+1.8)Low -3.7 on 3rd, High 8.4 on 17th
Mean 5.3(+1.2)
Mean AWS 4.9
Air frost 11 Ground frost 15

Rainfall mm
Total 66.0(104%) High 27.7 on 27th
AWS 71.4
Rain days 17, Wet days 11, Hail 4, Thunder 0

Sunshine hr
Total 75.4(67%) High 9.2 on 13th, Fog 09Z 6, Days no sun 9

Wind mph
Mean NW 8.1(-0.5) High gust 51 on 11th Gale 0

Snow cm
Days falling 8, Lying 09Z 16, Lying 50% 09Z 9
Max depth 24 on 3rd, Fresh falls 09Z 17, Snow index 114 cm/days

Mean barometer 1015mb

A dull, miserable month, only 14hr sun after 14th and 7hr of that was on
19th! Mild again after a cool, snowy first week. Below average frosts.
Rainfall above average thanks to persistent airflows off the North Sea.

Vegetable plot still waterlogged and unworkable. Bring those
northwesterlies on!



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Ken Cook, Copley (5miles north of Barnard Castle), County Durham.
830ft
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/copley
(MO climat. site updated before 10Z and 19Z daily)
kencookATcopleydurham.freeserve.co.uk
(All times GMT)