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Wood Green 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1938.
| Month. | Total Rainfall. | Maximum Rainfall. | No. of Wet Days. | Maximum Temperature. | Minimum Temperature. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938. | Inches. | Inches. | Date. | Degrees. | Date. | Degrees. | Date. | |
| January | 2.49 | 0.37 | 16th | 21 | 54 | 12th, 13th, 16th, 24th | 31 | 2nd |
| February | 0.15 | 0.04 | 17th | 6 | 55 | 25th, 26th | 28 | 24th |
| March | 0.31 | 0.13 | 25th | 3 | 67 | 20th | 32 | 7th, 12th, 13th |
| April | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2nd | 1 | 66 | 1st | 32 | 17th |
| May | 0.82 | 0.57 | 28th | 11 | 77 | 14th | 37 | 8th |
| June | 0.26 | 0.14 | 3rd | 6 | 78 | 19th, 21st | 41 | 2nd |
| July | 0.90 | 0.32 | 28th | 11 | 83 | 30th | 46 | 1st |
| August | 1.08 | 0.26 | 7th | 8 | 83 | 3rd, 4th | 41 | 31st |
| September | 1.65 | 0.67 | 27th | 10 | 78 | 13th, 24th | 40 | 15th |
| October | 2.59 | 0.68 | 3rd | 14 | 64 | 9th | 31 | 23rd |
| November | 3.49 | 1.20 | 25th | 14 | 69 | 5th | 29 | 26th |
| December | 3.07 | 0.82 | 16th | 15 | 56 | 5th | 20 | 20th |
| Total for year | 16.83 | — | — | 120 | — | — | — | — |
Note.—Maximum Rainfall 1.2ins., 25th November.
,, Rate of Rainfal 1.92ins. per hour; duration 10 mins., 27th July.
,, Temperature 83° Fahr., 30th July and 3rd and 4th August.
Minimum Temperature 20° Fahr., 20th December.
This report has been kindly supplied by the Borough Engineer and Surveyor.