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

Cool, dry, sunny and breezy, early snowfall.

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 11.8 (0.1) High 19.1 on 13th, Low 4.5 on 29th
Mean minimum 4.0 (-0.7) Low -2.7 on 29th, High 11.5 on 21st
Mean screen 7.9 (-0.3)
Mean 30cm earth 9.6
Air frost 6
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 1
Max depth 09Z 2cm on 27th

Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 12.0 (0.4) High 18.9 on 13th, Low 4.9 on 27th
Mean minimum 5.1 (-0.5) Low -1.3 on 31st, High 12.3 on 13th
Mean screen 8.5 (-0.1)
Mean grass minimum 1.5 Low -7.5 on 19th
Mean 30cm earth 10.9
Mean 100cm earth 11.5
Air frost 4
Ground frost 15

Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 49.6 (52%) High 18.6 on 12th
Days 0.2mm 16
Days 1.0mm 11
Hail 1
Thunder 0

Snow cm
Days falling 4
Days lying 50% 09Z, 1
Fresh falls 09Z 3cm
Max depth 09Z 3cm on 27th

Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 125.5 (126%) 123.9
Max day 9.2 on 2nd 8.8 on 18th
Average daily 4.0 (38% of the possible 10.6hr / day) 4.0 (38% possible)
Days no sun 2 2

Fog (Vis 1km 09Z), 3

Wind mph (Davis recorder)
Mean W 10.9 (1.9) High gust 58 on 23rd
Gale days 1

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