Ken Cook
Reports for August 2024 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)
Dry and sunny, normal temperatures
(Differences from 1991-2020 averages in brackets)
Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 18.4 (0.0) High 22.8 on 5th, Low 14.2 on 25th
Mean minimum 9.3 (-0.2) Low 3.0 on 31st, High 14.3 on 6th
Mean screen 13.9 (-0.1)
Mean 30cm earth 16.0 (0.4)
Air frost 0 (0)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 0 (0) snow on ground 0
Max depth 09Z 0cm on 0
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.07m high 0.09m on 23rd, low 0.07m on 4th (normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean river temperature 09Z 11.1, high 12.4 on 1st, low 9.3 on 31st
Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 18.5 (0.0) High 23.2 on 1st, Low 14.5 on 25th
Mean minimum 10.1 (-0.1) Low 4.7 on 16th, High 14.0 on 1st
Mean screen 14.3 (-0.1)
Mean grass minimum 6.1 (-0.8) Low -2.0 on 31st
Mean concrete minimum 10.4 (0.0) Low 5.4 on 16th&31st
Mean 30cm earth 16.4 (0.5)
Mean 100cm earth 15.4 (0.6)
Air frost 0 (0) 0 hours
Ground frost 2 (1)
Concrete frost 0 (0)
Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 31.0 (38%) High 7.6 on 22nd
Days 0.2mm 19 (3)
Days 1.0mm 10 (-1)
Hail 0 (0)
Thunder 0 (-1)
Snow cm
Days falling 0 (0)
Days lying 50% 09Z, 0 (0) snow on ground 0
Fresh falls 09Z 0cm (0cm)
Max depth 09Z 0cm on 0
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 167.6 (114%) 188.4 (110%)
Max day 13.5 on 11th 12.5 on 6th
Average daily 5.4 (36% of the possible 15.0hr / day) 6.1 (41% possible)
Days no sun 1 (-1) 1 (-2)
Fog (Vis <1km 09Z), 2 (1)
Pressure mb (mean sea level)
Average 09Z 1010.2 (-4.3)
High 1028.5 on 31st
Low 982.4 on 23rd
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean SW 8.3 (0.5) High gust 42 on 23rd
Gale days 0 (0)
Ken Cook
Copley, near Barnard Castle
Teesdale / Weardale watershed