Copley 2022 annual report

[Ken Cook]

Here are the reports for 2022 for the Copley sites.
(Averages refer to 1991-2020)
Dry and sunny, warmest year on my record

Copley Lead Mill 218metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean maximum 12.8 (+0.8) High 35.8 on 19/07 Low -2.3 on 13/12
Mean minimum 4.6 (+0.6) Low -7.8 on 14/12 High 15.7 on 20/07
Mean screen 8.7 (+0.7)
Mean 30cm earth 9.5 (+0.4)
Air frost 77 (-15)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z 31 (-7)
Max depth 09Z 10cm on 18/02
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.11m high 0.53m on 20/02, low 0.07m on 06/08 (normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean temperature 8.3, high 13.1 on 20/07, low 1.6 on 15/12

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean maximum 12.8 (+1.0) High 35.9 on 19/07 Low -1.3 on 13/12
Mean minimum 5.2 (+0.6) Low -6.9 on 14/12 High 17.6 on 19/07
Mean screen 9.0 (+0.8)
Mean grass minimum 2.0 (+0.5) Low -13.6 on 14/12
Mean concrete minimum 5.1 (+0.8) Low -7.2 on 14/12
Mean 30cm earth 10.6 (+1.0)
Mean 100cm earth 10.4 (+0.8)
Air frost 61 (-9)
Ground frost 138 (-21)
Concrete frost 79 (-8)

Rainfall mm
Total 795.8 (90%) High 37.5 on 17/11
Rain days 189 (-14)
Wet days 136 (-4)
Hail 12 (-2)
Thunder 2 (-4)

Snow cm
Days falling 41 (-16)
Days lying 50% 09Z 24 (-6)
Fresh falls 09Z 49cm (-33)
Max depth 09Z 11cm on 18/02

Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 1586.9 (107%) 1661.0 (104%)
Max day 15.7 on 10/07 14.7 on 09/07&10/07
Average daily 4.3 (36% of the possible 12hr / day) 4.6 (38% possible)
Days no sun 45 (-7) 56 (-4)
Fog 09Z 34 (+3)

Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean SW 8.6 (+0.1) High gust 63 on 29/01
Gale days 12 (+3)

Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale /Weardale watershed

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