Ken Cook
Here are the reports for 2024 for the Copley sites.
(Differences from 1991-2020 averages in brackets)
Mild, wet and dull. Reduced snow and frost again.
Copley Lead Mill 218metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean maximum 12.0 (0.0) High 25.8 on 19/07 Low -2.0 on 17/01
Mean minimum 4.8 (0.6) Low -6.9 on 17/01 High 14.5 on 25/06
Mean screen 8.4 (0.3)
Mean 30cm earth 9.6 (0.3)
Air frost 57 (-31)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z 15 (-21)
Max depth 09Z 18cm on 23/11
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.16m high 0.63m on 14/10, low 0.09m on 23/06 (normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean temperature 8.1, high 11.3 on 11/07, low 1.6 on 15/01
Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C
Mean maximum 12.2 (0.3) High 25.9 on 24/06 Low -0.3 on 15/01
Mean minimum 5.4 (0.7) Low -5.5 on 17/01 High 15.4 on 25/06
Mean screen 8.8 (0.5)
Mean grass minimum 2.2 (0.6) Low -11.4 on 17/01
Mean concrete minimum 5.3 (0.9) Low -7.9 on 18/01
Mean 30cm earth 10.4 (0.7)
Mean 100cm earth 10.2 (0.6)
Air frost 41 (-28)
Ground frost 136 (-20)
Concrete frost 64 (-21)
Rainfall mm
Total 969.1 (109%) High 46.7 on 25/09
Rain days 201 (-3)
Wet days 142 (2)
Hail 6 (-8)
Thunder 3 (-3)
Snow cm
Days falling 32 (-22)
Days lying 50% 09Z 13 (-16)
Fresh falls 09Z 50cm (-29)
Max depth 09Z 21cm on 23/11
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 1246.5 (84%) 1338.6 (86%)
Max day 13.8 on 24/06 14.4 on 24/06
Average daily 3.4 (28% of the possible 12hr / day) 3.7 (31% possible)
Days no sun 73 (20) 80 (16)
Fog 09Z 43 (11)
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean SW 7.5 (-0.9) High gust 53 on 22/01
Gale days 9 (0)
Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale /Weardale watershed