Ken Cook
Reports for October 2024 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)
Wet but sunny, normal temperatures
(Differences from 1991-2020 averages in brackets)
Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 11.9 (-0.4) High 14.4 on 28th, Low 7.3 on 10th
Mean minimum 4.4 (-0.8) Low -2.2 on 14th, High 9.3 on 17th
Mean screen 8.1 (-0.6)
Mean 30cm earth 9.2 (-1.0)
Air frost 3 (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 0.19m high 0.63m on 9th, low 0.11m on 6th ((normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean river temperature 09Z 8.7, high 10.2 on 1st, low 5.5 on 14th
Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 12.6 (0.6) High 16.0 on 28th, Low 8.1 on 10th
Mean minimum 5.5 (-0.1) Low -2.2 on 14th, High 10.2 on 17th
Mean screen 9.1 (0.3)
Mean grass minimum 1.2 (-1.2) Low -7.5 on 14th
Mean concrete minimum 4.9 (0.0) Low -2.3 on 14th
Mean 30cm earth 10.9 (-0.1)
Mean 100cm earth 11.5 (-0.1)
Air frost 3 (1) 5.8 hours
Ground frost 17 (7)
Concrete frost 3 (1)
Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 107.4 (120%) High 42.8 on 8th
Days 0.2mm 15 (-4)
Days 1.0mm 11 (-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 0cm on 0
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 113.5(117%) 109.9 (117%)
Max day 9.7 on 10th 9.1 on 11th
Average daily 3.7 (35% of the possible 10.6hr / day) 3.5 (33% possible)
Days no sun 6 (1) 5 (0)
Fog (Vis <1km 09Z), 7 (3)
Pressure mb (mean sea level)
Average 09Z 1012.6 (1.4)
High 1028.9 on 22nd
Low 988.6 on 9th
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean S 6.7 (-2.3) High gust 52 on 20th
Gale days 1 (0)
Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale / Weardale watershed