Ken Cook
Reports for February 2024 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)
Cloudy, very mild.
(Differences from 1991-2020 averages in brackets)
Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 8.0 (2.2) High 13.1 on 15th, Low 2.2 on 8th
Mean minimum 1.9 (2.4) Low -3.1 on 25th, High 7.6 on 6th
Mean screen 4.9 (2.3)
Mean 30cm earth 4.7 (1.7)
Air frost 11 (-6)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 3 (-8) snow on ground 3
Max depth 09Z 8cm on 9th
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.19m high 0.46m on 10th, low 0.14m on 28th (normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean river temperature 09Z 5.4, high 8.5 on 18th, low 2.5 on 9th
Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 8.2 (2.1) High 13.0 on 15th, Low 2.0 on 8th
Mean minimum 2.4 (2.1) Low -3.5 on 25th, High 7.4 on 6th
Mean screen 5.3 (2.1)
Mean grass minimum -1.0 (1.6) Low -10.0 on 25th
Mean concrete minimum 1.3 (1.8) Low -5.3 on 8th
Mean 30cm earth 5.7 (1.7)
Mean 100cm earth 6.1 (1.3)
Air frost 8 (-6) 61 hours
Ground frost 17 (-5)
Concrete frost 11 (-6)
Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 72.7 (105%) High 27.2 on 8th
Days 0.2mm 18 (2)
Days 1.0mm 10 (-2)
Hail 0 (-3)
Thunder 0 (0)
Snow cm
Days falling 4 (-8)
Days lying 50% 09Z, 2 (-6) snow on ground 6
Fresh falls 09Z 11cm (-14cm)
Max depth 09Z 10cm on 9th
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 64.6 (70%) 61.1 (69%)
Max day 7.5 on 24th 7.1 on 24th
Average daily 2.2 (23% of the possible 9.7hr / day) 2.1 (22% possible)
Days no sun 7 8
Fog (Vis <1km 09Z), 5 (2)
Pressure mb (mean sea level)
Average 09Z 1005.1 (-9.1)
High 1029.2 on 1st
Low 977.0 on 9th
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean SW 9.3 (-3.2) High gust 43 on 3rd
Gale days 1 (-1)
Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale / Weardale watershed