Reports for January 2018 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1981-2010)

Dull, mild and wet.

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 4.8 (-0.1) High 10.7 on 28th, Low 1.1 on 18th
Mean minimum 0.3 (1.3) Low -6.9 on 8th, High 5.9 on 29th
Mean screen 2.5 (0.6)
Mean 30cm earth 3.1
Air frost 14
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 12
Max depth 09Z 24cm on 18th

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 5.0 (0.0) High 10.9 on 23rd, Low 1.4 on 16th
Mean minimum 0.8 (0.9) Low -4.5 on 8th, High 5.7 on 29th
Mean screen 2.9 (0.4)
Mean grass minimum -2.3 Low -14.8 on 8th
Mean 30cm earth 4.0
Mean 100cm earth 5.1
Air frost 12
Ground frost 22

Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 93.1 (124%) High 19.7 on 17th
Days 0.2mm 23
Days 1.0mm 17
Hail 4
Thunder 0

Snow cm
Days falling 15
Days lying 50% 09Z, 10
Fresh falls 09Z 37cm
Max depth 09Z 25cm on 18th

Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 60.1 (80%) 60.5
Max day 6.3 on 31st 6.3 on 31st
Average daily 1.9 (24% of the possible 7.9hr / day) 1.9 (24% possible)
Days no sun 10 12

Fog (Vis 1km 09Z), 5

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean SW 13.7 (-0.6) High gust 62 on 30th
Gale days 3

Best wishes
Ken
Copley
Teesdale