Ken Cook
Reports for February 2025 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)
Dry and cloudy.
(Differences from 1991-2020 averages in brackets)
Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 5.7 (-0.1) High 12.2 on 21st, Low 1.4 on 15th
Mean minimum 0.3 (0.8) Low -3.0 on 6th, High 4.8 on 4th
Mean screen 3.0 (0.3)
Mean 30cm earth 2.9 (-0.1)
Air frost 13 (-4)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 4 (-7) snow on ground 6
Max depth 09Z 1cm on 8th
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.15m high 0.24m on 11th, low 0.13m on 6th ((normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean river temperature 09Z 4.3, high 6.5 on 21st, low 2.9 on 18th
Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 6.2 (0.1) High 13.0 on 21st, Low 1.2 on 15th
Mean minimum 0.9 (0.6) Low -2.9 on 6th, High 6.4 on 24th
Mean screen 3.5 (0.3)
Mean grass minimum -1.7 (0.9) Low -9.0 on 6th
Mean concrete minimum 0.3 (0.8) Low -3.5 on 6th
Mean 30cm earth 4.3 (0.3)
Mean 100cm earth 5.1 (0.3)
Air frost 10 (-4) 74.5 hours
Ground frost 22 (0)
Concrete frost 11 (-6)
Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 36.7 (53%) High 8.2 on 10th
Days 0.2mm 16 (0)
Days 1.0mm 14 (2)
Hail 7 (4)
Thunder 0 (0)
Snow cm
Days falling 14 (2)
Days lying 50% 09Z, 5 (-3) snow on ground 7
Fresh falls 09Z 5cm (-20cm)
Max depth 09Z 1cm on 8th
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 67.4(73%) 64.7 (73%)
Max day 9.9 on 28th 9.8 on 28th
Average daily 2.4 (25% of the possible 9.7hr / day) 2.3 (24% possible)
Days no sun 11 (5) 12 (6)
Fog (Vis <1km 09Z), 4 (1)
Pressure mb (mean sea level)
Average 09Z 1020.5 (6.3)
High 1046.0 on 6th
Low 995.3 on 21st
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean ENE 7.9 (-4.6) High gust 40 on 21st
Gale days 0 (-2)
Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale / Weardale watershed