London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Lewisham 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Weather conditions in 1950

Table 19

MonthAir temperatureRainfallRemarksAverage values 1881-1915Lewisham Town Hall— Air temperature
Highest °FLowest °FDifference from average daily mean °FPercentage of averageNo. of days difference from averageSunshine-percentage of averageDaily mean temperature °FTotal rainfall mm.No. of daysDaily sunshine hrs.
HighestLow/ est
January5715+ 0.340—877Dry and dull.39.456161.685327
February6318+ 3.4212+ 3105Unsettled and excessively wet.40.152152.646030
March ...6717+ 3.846—5117Mainly mild and dry.42.152153.946027
April6827+ 0.5137+ 3116Unsettled and wet.46.743135.656334
May7730-0.192—294Changeable.52.245136.907842
June9239+ 4.179—3126Warm & sunny.57.748117.209450
July8640+ 0.9140+ 2103Unsettled and wet.61.155136.968254
August ...8340+ 0.7126+ 2107Unsettled and thundery.60.959146.488452
September7431—0.5138+ 980Excessively wet.57.354135.437345
October7523—0.322—9103Dry.50.888173.446636
November5920+ 0.1191+ 4100Excessive rainfall.44.978172.155734
December5415-6.272—398Excessively cold and snowy.41.379181.445127