Ken Cook
Reports for February 2026 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)
Dull and wet again with mild nights
(Differences from 1991-2020 averages in brackets)
Copley Lead Mill site 219metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 6.1 (0.3) High 12.1 on 24th, Low 0.4 on 14th
Mean minimum 1.8 (2.3) Low -6.1 on 14th, High 6.4 on 22nd
Mean screen 3.9 (1.3)
Mean 30cm earth 4.2 (1.2)
Air frost 7 (-10)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 8 (-3) snow on ground 8
Max depth 09Z 11cm on 13th
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.27m, high 0.53m on 11th, low 0.18m on 28th ((normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean river temperature 09Z 5.3, high 7.7 on 26th, low 2.7 on 17th
Copley Met O site 257metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 6.0 (-0.1) High 12.0 on 24th, Low 0.9 on 13th
Mean minimum 2.1 (1.8) Low -4.9 on 14th, High 6.8 on 26th
Mean screen 4.1 (0.9)
Mean grass minimum 0.3 (2.9) Low -10.2 on 14th
Mean concrete minimum 2.1 (2.6) Low -4.0 on 14th
Mean 30cm earth 5.0 (1.0)
Mean 100cm earth 5.5 (0.7)
Air frost 7 (-7) 73.4 hours
Ground frost 10 (-12)
Concrete frost 7 (-10)
Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 132.7 (191%) High 20.8 on 10th
Days 0.2mm 22 (6)
Days 1.0mm 18 (6)
Hail 2 (-1)
Thunder 0 (0)
Snow cm
Days falling 14 (2)
Days lying 50% 09Z, 5 (-3) snow on ground 8
Fresh falls 09Z 20cm (-5cm)
Max depth 09Z 16cm on 13th
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 34.3(37%) 29.3(33%)
Max day 8.5 on 17th 7.8 on 17th
Average daily 1.2 (12% of the possible 9.7hr / day) 1.0 (11% possible)
Days no sun 11 (6) 13 (7)
Fog (Vis <1km 09Z), 10 (7)
Pressure mb (mean sea level)
Average 09Z 1001.5 (-12.7)
High 24hr 1017.2 on 17th
Low 24hr 977.4 on 11th
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean ENE 7.1 (-4.4) High gust 38 on 22nd
Gale days 0 (-2)
Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale / Weardale watershed