Ken Cook
Reports for October 2023 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)
Dull and wet, mild nights
Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 12.0 (-0.3) High 19.0 on 9th, Low 7.6 on 30th
Mean minimum 5.9 (+0.7) Low -2.1 on 17th, High 13.7 on 7th
Mean screen 8.9 (+0.2)
Mean 30cm earth 11.1 (+0.9)
Air frost 5 (+2)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 0 (0) snow on ground 0
Max depth 09Z 0cm on 00th
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.20m high 0.53m on 21st, low 0.11m on 15th (normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean river temperature 09Z 9.7, high 13.3 on 6th, low 5.9 on 15th
Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 12.2 (+0.2) High 19.5 on 9th, Low 7.2 on 30th
Mean minimum 6.5 (+0.9) Low -0.9 on 17th, High 13.6 on 7th
Mean screen 9.3 (+0.5)
Mean grass minimum 4.3 (+1.9) Low -7.2 on 17th
Mean concrete minimum 6.5 (+1.6) Low -1.8 on 17th
Mean 30cm earth 12.0 (+1.0)
Mean 100cm earth 12.6 (+1.0)
Air frost 1 (-1) 12 hours
Ground frost 7 (-3)
Concrete frost 3 (+1)
Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 155.0 (173%) High 31.3 on 18th
Days 0.2mm 20 (+1)
Days 1.0mm 17 (+3)
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 00cm on 0th
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 75.8 (78%) 71.1 (76%)
Max day 9.9 on 9th 9.1 on 9th
Average daily 2.4 (23% of the possible 10.6hr / day) 2.3 (22% possible)
Days no sun 11 (+6) 13 (+8)
Fog (Vis <1km 09Z), 4 (0)
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean SW 7.0 (-2.0) High gust 36 on 20th
Gale days 0 (-1)
Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale / Weardale watershed