Ken Cook
Reports for November 2024 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)
Very dry with normal temperatures and sunshine overall.
Storm Bert brought 85% of the precipitation and 21cm snow
(Differences from 1991-2020 averages in brackets)
Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 7.8(-0.3) High 12.9 on 6th, Low 1.4 on 19th
Mean minimum 1.9 (-0.2) Low -4.2 on 21st, High 8.6 on 3rd
Mean screen 4.9 (-0.2)
Mean 30cm earth 6.3 (-0.9)
Air frost 11 (2)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 5 (3) snow on ground 6
Max depth 09Z 18cm on 23rd
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.14m high 0.39m on 24th, low 0.11m on 21st ((normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean river temperature 09Z 6.4, high 9.5 on 2nd, low 1.4 on 23rd
Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 8.4 (0.2) High 14.4 on 13th, Low 1.3 on 19th
Mean minimum 2.6 (0.0) Low -4.1 on 21st, High 9.0 on 3rd
Mean screen 5.5 (0.1)
Mean grass minimum -1.0 (-0.7) Low -9.6 on 27th
Mean concrete minimum 1.8 (0.0) Low -5.5 on 21st
Mean 30cm earth 8.3 (0.7)
Mean 100cm earth 9.7 (0.7)
Air frost 10 (3) 100.9 hours
Ground frost 17 (-1)
Concrete frost 12 (2)
Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 32.9 (38%) High 14.5 on 22nd
Days 0.2mm 8 (-13)
Days 1.0mm 5 (-9)
Hail 0 (0)
Thunder 0 (0)
Snow cm
Days falling 3 (-2)
Days lying 50% 09Z, 5 (4) snow on ground 5
Fresh falls 09Z 27cm (22cm)
Max depth 09Z 21cm on 23rd
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 82.4(105%) 74.3 (106%)
Max day 7.0 on 22nd 6.7 on 21st
Average daily 2.7 (32% of the possible 8.5hr / day) 2.5 (29% possible)
Days no sun 9 (3) 8 (0)
Fog (Vis <1km 09Z), 5 (0)
Pressure mb (mean sea level)
Average 09Z 1018.6 (7.4)
High 1040.7 on 12th
Low 980.6 on 24th
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean S 6.5 (-4.5) High gust 44 on 25th
Gale days 0 (-1)
Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale / Weardale watershed