Reports for August 2023 for the Copley sites. (Averages refer to 1991-2020)
Normal temperatures and sunshine but wet

Copley Lead Mill site 218metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 18.1 (-0.3) High 23.7 on 10th, Low 13.3 on 5th
Mean minimum 10.1 (+0.6) Low 5.4 on 7th, High 14.4 on 10th
Mean screen 14.1 (+0.2)
Mean 30cm earth 15.7 (+0.1)
Air frost 0 (0)
Days snow lying 50% 09Z, 0 (0) snow on ground 0
Max depth 09Z 0cm on 00th
River Gaunless data (Copley Lead Mill Environment Agency monitoring site 09Z daily readings)
Mean level 0.19m high 0.66m on 14th, low 0.11m on 1st (normal 0.00m to 0.60m)
Mean river temperature 09Z 12.3, high 13.5 on 11th, low 10.3 on 31st
Copley Met O site 253metres asl
Temperature °C (09Z-09Z)
Mean maximum 18.0 (-0.5) High 24.2 on 10th, Low 12.5 on 5th
Mean minimum 10.7 (+0.5) Low 6.4 on 31st, High 15.1 on 11th
Mean screen 14.3 (0.0)
Mean grass minimum 7.5 (+0.6) Low 0.6 on 31st
Mean concrete minimum 10.9 (+0.5) Low 6.5 on 31st
Mean 30cm earth 15.8 (-0.1)
Mean 100cm earth 14.8 (0.0)
Air frost 0 (0) 0 hours
Ground frost 0 (-1)
Concrete frost 0 (0)
Precipitation mm (09Z-09Z)
Total 145.4 (176%) High 42.7 on 14th
Days 0.2mm 17 (+1)
Days 1.0mm 13 (+2)
Hail 0 (0)
Thunder 2 (+1) 3rd, 26th
Snow cm
Days falling 0 (0)
Days lying 50% 09Z, 0 (0) snow on ground 0
Fresh falls 09Z 0cm (0cm)
Max depth 09Z 00cm on 0th
Sunshine hr (R&D electronic recorder) Sunshine hr (Campbell Stokes)
Total 145.0 (98%) 171.5 (100%)
Max day 11.2 on 11th 11.9 on 11th
Average daily 4.7 (32% of the possible 15.0hr / day) 5.5 (37% possible)
Days no sun 4 (+2) 4 (+1)
Fog (Vis <1km 09Z), 1 (0)
Wind KT (Davis recorder)
Mean SW 7.0 (-0.8) High gust 31 on 19th
Gale days 0 (0)
Ken Cook, Copley, Teesdale / Weardale watershed