Ken Cook
Reports for March 2024 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)
Cloudy, wet and mild again. (Differences from 1991-2020 averages in brackets)
Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 8.4 (0.2) High 12.7 on 13th, Low 4.3 on 1st, 2nd
Mean minimum 1.9 (1.4) Low -3.9 on 2nd, High 7.5 on 15th
Mean screen 5.1 (0.7)
Mean 30cm earth 5.6 (1.5)
Air frost 9 (-5)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 1 (-5) snow on ground 1
Max depth 09Z 4cm on 2nd
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.19m high 0.40m on 10th, low 0.14m on 01st (normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean river temperature 09Z 5.7, high 8.0 on 18th, low 3.0 on 4th
Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 8.4 (0.3) High 12.5 on 13th, Low 4.1 on 1st
Mean minimum 2.4 (1.2) Low -4.1 on 4th, High 7.9 on 19th
Mean screen 5.4 (0.7)
Mean grass minimum -0.8 (1.0) Low -11.1 on 4th
Mean concrete minimum 2.1 (1.4) Low -4.7 on 4th
Mean 30cm earth 6.4 (1.2)
Mean 100cm earth 6.5 (1.1)
Air frost 7 (-4) 42 hours
Ground frost 14 (-7)
Concrete frost 8 (-5)
Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 87.2 (143%) High 11.2 on 1st
Days 0.2mm 26 (10)
Days 1.0mm 15 (4)
Hail 0 (-3)
Thunder 1 (1)
Snow cm
Days falling 5 (-4)
Days lying 50% 09Z, 1 (-4) snow on ground 1
Fresh falls 09Z 5cm (-8cm)
Max depth 09Z 5cm on 2nd
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 81.4 (62%) 91.2 (72%)
Max day 10.8 on 22nd 10.6 on 22nd
Average daily 2.6 (22% of the possible 11.8hr / day) 2.9 (25% possible)
Days no sun 10 12
Fog (Vis <1km 09Z), 6 (3)
Pressure mb (mean sea level)
Average 09Z 1003.6 (-9.3)
High 1025.9 on 7th
Low 971.5 on 28th
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean ENE 7.4 (-2.0) High gust 37 on 23rd
Gale days 0 (-1)
Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale / Weardale watershed