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Wood Green 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1937.
| Month. 1937. | Total Rainfall. | Maximum Rainfall. | No. of Wet Days. | Maximum Temperature. | Minimum Temperature. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches. | Inches. | Date. | Degrees. | Date. | Degrees. | Date. | ||
| January | 3.15 | 0.47 | 1st | 20 | 54 | 3rd | 27 | 29th |
| February | 3.55 | 0.65 | 7th | 22 | 57 | 15th | 30 | 26th and 27th |
| March | 1.83 | 0.42 | 10th | 16 | 56 | 18th, 20th, 21st | 25 | 9th |
| April | 2.21 | 0.42 | 2nd | 14 | 63 | 27th | 35 | 26th |
| May | 2.50 | 0.57 | 20th | 16 | 83 | 25th | 40 | 5th, 9th & 17th |
| June | 1.74 | 0.68 | 12th | 9 | 74 | 21st and 22nd | 46 | 2nd,18th & 20th |
| July | 0.64 | 0.21 | 15th | 9 | Thermometer out of order | 49 | 7th and 29th | |
| August | 1.84 | 0.84 | 13th | 6 | 88 | 6th | 50 | 14th, 15th&22nd |
| September | 1.19 | 0.26 | 9th and 16th | 14 | 80 | 7th | 40 | 20th |
| October | 1.98 | 0.73 | 22nd | 9 | 68 | 1st and 2nd | 37 | 17th |
| November | 1.15 | 0.55 | 1st | 7 | 58 | 1st | 23 | 20th |
| December | 2.91 | 0.54 | 1st | 15 | 53 | 1st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th | 24 | 19th |
| Total for year | 24.69 | — | — | 157 | — | — | — | — |
Note.—Maximum Rainfall 0.84ins. 13th August.
,, Rate of Rainfall 3ins. per hour; duration 10 minutes, 4th August.
,, Temperature 88° Fahr. 6th August.
Minimum ,, 23° Fahr. 20th November.
(Temperature taken in shade.)
This report has been kindly supplied by the Borough Engineer and Surveyor.