Ken Cook
Reports for November 2023 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)
Normal sunshine and temperatures, but wet.
Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 7.6 (-0.5) High 13.1 on 23rd, Low 0.6 on 30th
Mean minimum 1.8 (-0.3) Low -3.6 on 30th, High 8.4 on 23rd
Mean screen 4.7 (-0.4)
Mean 30cm earth 7.3 (+0.1)
Air frost 8 (-1)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 1 (-1) snow on ground 1
Max depth 09Z 6cm on 30th
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.25m high 0.58m on 2nd, low 0.16m on 12th (normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean river temperature 09Z 6.9, high 9.8 on 23rd, low 3.3 on 30th
Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 8.0 (-0.2) High 12.8 on 23rd, Low 0.8 on 30th
Mean minimum 2.5 (-0.1) Low -2.4 on 30th, High 8.2 on 23rd
Mean screen 5.3 (-0.1)
Mean grass minimum -0.5 (-0.2) Low -7.5 on 12th
Mean concrete minimum 1.8 (0.0) Low -3.2 on 26th
Mean 30cm earth 8.3 (+0.7)
Mean 100cm earth 9.6 (+0.6)
Air frost 6 (-1) 49 hours
Ground frost 20 (+2)
Concrete frost 7 (-3)
Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 116.2 (136%) High 16.4 on 12th
Days 0.2mm 21 (0)
Days 1.0mm 13 (-1)
Hail 0 (0)
Thunder 0 (0)
Snow cm
Days falling 5 (0)
Days lying 50% 09Z, 1 (0) snow on ground 1
Fresh falls 09Z 10cm (+5cm)
Max depth 09Z 10cm on 30th
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 83.2 (106%) 75.3 (108%)
Max day 8.0 on 10th 7.5 on 10th
Average daily 2.8 (33% of the possible 8.5hr / day) 2.5 (29% possible)
Days no sun 4 (-2) 6 (-2)
Fog (Vis <1km 09Z), 8 (+3)
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean NW 7.1 (-3.8) High gust 44 on 13th
Gale days 2 (+1)
Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale / Weardale watershed