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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| 1927. | AIR TEMPERATURE. | BRIGHT SUNSHINE | RAIN AND OTHER FROMS OF PRECIPITATION. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean of- | Mean of- A & B. | Difference from Average.* | Daily Mean. | Difference from Average.* | Per cent of possible | Total Fall. | Difference from Average.* | ||
| A. Maximum. | B. Minimum. | ||||||||
| °F | °F | °F | °F | hrs. | hrs. | % | m.m. | m.m. | |
| January | 46.4 | 35.7 | 41.1 | +2.6 | 1.27 | +0.03 | 15 | 39 | -4 |
| February | 46.1 | 34.7 | 40.4 | +0.6 | 1.26 | -0.78 | 13 | 86 | +46 |
| March | 54.2 | 39.4 | 46.8 | +4.3 | 3.68 | +0.28 | 31 | 56 | +11 |
| April | 57.7 | 39.6 | 48.7 | +1.1 | 4.59 | -0.43 | 33 | 44 | +7 |
| May | 65.9 | 43.4 | 54.7 | +0.7 | 6.54 | +0.07 | 42 | 31 | -13 |
| June | 67.8 | 48.3 | 58.1 | -1.8 | 4.71 | -1.99 | 29 | 66 | +15 |
| July | 70.8 | 53.9 | 62.3 | -1.2 | 4,27 | -2.23 | 27 | 57 | 0 |
| August | 71.7 | 53.7 | 62.7 | -0.1 | 6.08 | -0.12 | 42 | 90 | +34 |
| September | 64.4 | 49.0 | 56.7 | -1.3 | 3.32 | -1.63 | 26 | 103 | +58 |
| October | 59.3 | 43.8 | 51.5 | +1.3 | 2.14 | -0.98 | 20 | 32 | -32 |
| November | 48.6 | 38.6 | 43.6 | -0.4 | 0.96 | -0.76 | 11 | 57 | -1 |
| December | 39.5 | 32.1 | 35.8 | -4.4 | 1.23 | +0.17 | 16 | 86 | +29 |
| Year | 57.7 | 42.7 | 50.2 | +0.1 | 3.35 | -0.70 | 25 | 746 or 29.37 ins. | +150 or + 5.90in. |
| The averages used are obtained from observations extending over 35 years (1881-1915). | |||||||||