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St Pancras 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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T able N o. 4.
METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR SAINT PANCRAS, 1915.
D educed from O bservations at C amden S quare, n.w., under the S uperintendence of II. R obert M ill, d.sc., l.l.d.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer. | Mean Pressure at 32J F. at Station Level* (Bar 123 ft. above M.S.L.) | 29.512 | 29.512 | 29.89 | 29.916 | 29.917 | 29.926 | 29.782 | 29.896 | 29.893 | 29.917 | 20-810 | 29-518 | |
| Air Temperature. | Mean of | Maximum A | •14.2 | 46.7 | 49.0 | 57.6 | 67.4 | 72.9 | 71.5 | 72-2 | 09.3 | 67.5 | 45.4 | 48-8 |
| Minimum B | 35.6 | 34.7 | 36.0 | 39.1 | 45-5 | 510 | 53-4 | 54.6 | 49.9 | 44-1 | 33-8 | 38-9 | ||
| Mean of A. and B | 33.9 | 40.7 | 42.5 | 48.4 | 56.5 | 62 .0 | 62.5 | 63.4 | 59.6 | 50.8 | 39-6 | 43.9 | ||
| Difference from Average † | +1-3 | +0.7 | -0-5 | —0-1 | +2-2 | +1.1 | —1-9 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +0.7 | —4-3 | + 4-4 | ||
| Humidity—Morning | 88% | 87% | 83% | 70% | 70% | 72% | 72% | 74% | 77% | 88% | 68% | 89% | ||
| Earth Temperature at 4 ft. depth | 43.8 | 42.5 | 42.6 | 44.0 | 49.2 | 55.0 | 57-6 | 58-1 | 57-4 | 54-0 | 48-3 | 44.4 | ||
| Bright Sunshine. | Total Observed (Daily mean) Hours | 0-97 | 1-96 | 2.58 | 5 .03 | 6.48 | 5-87 | 5-26 | 4.77 | 5.37 | 1.58 | 2.00 | 0-61 | |
| Per cent, of total possible | 12 | 2o | 22 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 23 | 8 | ||
| . Difference from Average Hours | — | — | -- | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | —- | ||
| .Rain and other forms of Precipitation. | Number of Days | 19 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 22 | |
| Total Fall Inches | 4.1 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0-7 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 5.6 | ||
| Difference from Average | +2.28 | —1.81 | — | -0.55 | + 1.97 | -1.58 | + 1.54 | -0.12 | —0-32 | —0-71 | -0-08 | + 3-88 | ||
+*The hours of observation are 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., local time.
t The averages used are obtained from observations extending over 35 years for Rainfall and Temperature and 25 years for Sunshine,