Copley 2024 annual summary

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Ken Cook

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Jan 2, 2024, 8:06:48 AMJan 2
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Here are the reports for 2024 for the Copley sites.
(Differences from 1991-2020 averages in brackets)
Mild and wet, normal sunshine. Reduced snow and frost.

Copley Lead Mill 218metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean maximum 12.4 (0.4) High 26.7 on 12/06 Low -1.3 on 01/12
Mean minimum   4.7 (0.6)  Low -8.3 on 08/03 High 14.4 on 10/08
Mean screen         8.5 (0.5)
Mean 30cm earth  9.7 (0.5)
Air frost  66 (-24)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z  18 (-19)
Max depth 09Z 22cm on 10/03
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.16m high 0.66m on 14/08, low 0.08m on 03/06 (normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean temperature 8.5, high 14.5 on 11/09, low 2.0 on 19/01

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean maximum   12.3  (0.5) High  26.1 on 12/06 Low -0.2 on 16/01
Mean minimum     5.3  (0.7)   Low  -6.9 on 08/03 High 16.1 on 11/09
Mean screen           8.8  (0.6)
Mean grass minimum  2.5 (1.0) Low -13.5 on 08/03
Mean concrete minimum 5.3 (0.9) Low -8.9 on 02/12
Mean 30cm earth 10.5 (0.8)
Mean 100cm earth 10.3 (0.7)
Air frost 53 (-17)
Ground frost 115 (-42)
Concrete frost 62 (-24)

Rainfall mm
Total 1091.3 (123%) High 42.7 on 14/08
Rain days 217 (14)
Wet days  150 (10)
Hail  10 (-4)
Thunder  7 (4)

Snow cm
Days falling 49 (-7)
Days lying 50% 09Z 29 (-14)
Fresh falls 09Z   56cm (-24)
Max depth 09Z 24cm on 10/03

Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder)                        Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total          1489.8 (100%)                                                       1518.5 (96%)
Max day         15.8 on 13/06                                                        14.8 on 14/06
Average daily   4.1 (34% of the possible 12hr / day)                    4.2 (35% possible)
Days no sun    57 (5)                                                                    68 (8)  
Fog 09Z  34 (+3)

Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean SW  8.0 (-0.4) High gust 49 on 29/12
Gale days 14 (5)

Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale /Weardale watershed

Ken Cook

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Jan 2, 2024, 4:14:40 PMJan 2
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Should be 2023, of course, whoops!
Ken

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