Ken Cook
Reports for October 2025 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)
Dry with normal sunshine and temperatures.
(Differences from 1991-2020 averages in brackets)
Copley Lead Mill site 219metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 11.8 (-0.5) High 16.2 on 3rd, Low 6.9 on 25th
Mean minimum 5.2 (0.0) Low -0.4 on 30th, High 11.1 on 7th
Mean screen 8.5 (-0.2)
Mean 30cm earth 10.0 (-0.2)
Air frost 1 (-2)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 0 (0) snow on ground 0
Max depth 09Z 0cm on 0th
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.10m, high 0.17m on 20th, low 0.08m on 1st ((normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean river temperature 09Z 9.3, high 11.5 on 3rd, low 6.0 on 26th
Copley Met O site 257metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 12.3 (0.3) High 17.0 on 2nd, Low 7.4 on 25th
Mean minimum 6.1 (0.5) Low 1.4 on 30th, High 11.5 on 3rd
Mean screen 9.2 (0.4)
Mean grass minimum 2.1 (-0.3) Low -5.0 on 30th
Mean concrete minimum 5.9 (1.0) Low 0.1 on 30th
Mean 30cm earth 11.6 (0.6)
Mean 100cm earth 12.1 (0.5)
Air frost 0 (-2) 0 hours
Ground frost 13 (3)
Concrete frost 0 (-2)
Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 56.5 (63%) High 21.6 on 19th
Days 0.2mm 14 (-5)
Days 1.0mm 9 (-5)
Hail 0 (0)
Thunder 0 (0)
Snow cm
Days falling 0 (-1)
Days lying 50% 09Z, 0 (0) snow on ground 0
Fresh falls 09Z 0cm (0cm)
Max depth 09Z 0cm on 0th
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 95.5(98%) 91.9(98%)
Max day 10.0 on 12th 9.4 on 12th
Average daily 3.1 (29% of the possible 10.6hr / day) 3.0 (28% possible)
Days no sun 7 (2) 7 (2)
Fog (Vis <1km 09Z), 2 (-2)
Pressure mb (mean sea level)
Average 09Z 1011.7 (0.5)
High 24hr 1034.1 on 11th
Low 24hr 985.1 on 4th
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean W 8.5 (-0.5) High gust 62 on 3rd
Gale days 1 (0)
Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale / Weardale watershed