Reports for Winter 2020 - 2021 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)

Cold, dull and wet with high snowfall and light winds

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 4.5 (-1.1) High 12.0 on 18/12, Low -1.5 on 13/02
Mean minimum -0.9 (-0.6) Low -11.8 on 12/02, High 6.7 on 19/02
Mean screen 1.8 (-0.9)
Mean 30cm earth 3.3 (-0.4)
Air frost 57 (+5)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 50 (+21)
Max depth 09Z 25cm on 15/01, 10/02

Copley Met O site 253metres
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 4.8 (-0.9) High 12.0 on 18/12, Low -1.7 on 13/02
Mean minimum -0.2 (-0.6) Low -9.2 on 12/02, High 7.5 on 19/12
Mean screen 2.3 (-0.8)
Mean grass minimum -3.2 (-0.8) Low -19.8 on 12/02
Mean 30cm earth 4.2 (-0.2)
Mean 100cm earth 5.4 (-0.2)
Air frost 46 (+3)
Ground frost 70 (+1)

Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 393.4 (172%) High 34.6 on 02/02
Days 0.2mm 66 (+9)
Days 1.0mm 54 (+14)
Hail 7
Thunder 0

Snow cm
Days falling 48 (+12)
Days lying 50% 09Z, 36 (+13)
Fresh falls 09Z 117cm (+57cm)
Max depth 09Z 26cm on 11/02

Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 207.2 (88%) 183.8
Max day 9.5 on 28/02 9.1 on 28/02
Average daily 2.3 (28% of the possible 8.3hr / day) 2.0 (24% possible)
Days no sun 52 58

Fog (Vis 1km 09Z), 18

Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean SSW 7.5 (-2.7) High gust 43 on 26/12
Gale days 0
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