Copley April 2022 summary

[Ken Cook]

Reports for April 2022 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)
 
Dry, normal temperatures and sunshine

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum  12.0 (+0.2)   High 17.2 on 16th,  Low  6.6 on 1st
Mean minimum    2.4 (+0.1)   Low  -2.9 on 29th,  High 8.2 on 5th
Mean screen         7.2 (+0.1)
Mean 30cm earth  7.8 (+0.7)
Air frost 10 (+1)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 2 (+1) snow on ground 2
Max depth 09Z  7cm on 1st
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.09m high 0.11m on 1st, low 0.08m on 18th (normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean river temperature 7.5, high 10.0 on 17th, low 3.7 on 1st
 
Copley Met O site 253metres
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 11.3 (+0.1)  High  16.6 on 16th, Low 5.8 on 1st
Mean minimum   2.7 (-0.1)   Low  -3.0 on 3rd, High 8.0 on 5th
Mean screen        7.0 (+0.0)
Mean grass minimum -0.9 (0.0)  Low -9.7 on 29th
Mean concrete minimum 3.0 (+0.5) Low -2.3 on 8th
Mean 30cm earth    9.0 (+1.1)
Mean 100cm earth  8.3 (+1.1)
Air frost 8 (+2) 29.1 hours
Ground frost  17 (0)
Concrete frost  7 (0)
 
Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total  26.6 (47%) High 7.0 on 30th
Days 0.2mm  11 (-3)
Days 1.0mm    6 (-3)
Hail 3
Thunder  0  
 
Snow cm
Days falling 3 (-2)
Days lying 50% 09Z, 1 (0) snow on ground 2
Fresh falls 09Z 5cm (+2cm)
Max depth 09Z  5cm on 1st
 
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder)                                Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total            158.9 (103%)                                                     175.2
Max day        13.7 on 29th                                                       13.2 on 29th
Average daily  5.3 (38% of the possible 14.1hr / day)              5.8 (41% possible)
Days no sun    2                                                                         2  
 
Fog (Vis <1km 09Z), 1
 
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean W 7.7 (-0.1) High gust 36 on 6th
Gale days 0  
Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale