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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
Croydon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table V.
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
| Months. | Air Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit. | Rainfall Total. | Bright Sunshine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Means of | Means of A & B. | Hrs. per day. | Perecentage. | ||||
| A Max. | B. Max. | Daily Mean | |||||
| °F. | °F. | °F. | in | mm | hrs. | ||
| February | 45.3 | 36.9 | 41.1 | 2.63 | 67 | 2.11 | 21 |
| March | 55.0 | 38.3 | 46.7 | 3.09 | 79 | 6.04 | 51 |
| April | 58.1 | 41.1 | 49.6 | 0.67 | 17 | 5.72 | 41 |
| May | 63.9 | 47.0 | 55.5 | 2.80 | 71 | 5.21 | 34 |
| June | 70.8 | 51.8 | 61.3 | 1.73 | 44 | 8.53 | 52 |
| July | 74.7 | 56.9 | 65.8 | 1.80 | 46 | 7.71 | 48 |
| August | 76.0 | 57.0 | 66.5 | 0.78 | 20 | 8.14 | 56 |
| September | 69.0 | 52.8 | 60.9 | 2.52 | 64 | 6.33 | 50 |
| October | 57.8 | 46.1 | 51.9 | 1.89 | 48 | 3.55 | 33 |
| November | 47.3 | 39.0 | 43.1 | 1.08 | 27 | 1.21 | 14 |
| December | 37.7 | 30.5 | 34.1 | 0.40 | 10 | 0.90 | 11 |
| Means and Totals for Year | 58.1 | 44.3 | 51.2 | 21.16 | 537 | 4.76 | 39 |
The observations were made at the Aerodrome, which is 217 feet above mean sea level.