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Hackney 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE TOWN HALL, HACKNEY, BY D R . TRIPE.
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| 1860. Month Ending | Barometer | Temperature of the Air. | Moisture | Wind. | Rain. | Ozone. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean of Seven Observations, corrected. | Absolute. | Means. | Mean Dew. 1 point Temperature. | General Direction. | Amount collected. | Mean daily Amount. | ||||||
| Highest. | Lowest. | j Range. | Mean of all highest. | Mean of all lowest. | Daily Range. | Adopted Mean Temperature. | ||||||
| Inches. | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | Inches. | |||
| January | 29.660 | 54.8 | 27.5 | 27.3 | 44.8 | 34.8 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 36.6 | West | 2.2» | 0.8 |
| February | 29.908 | 52.4 | 23.0 | 29.4 | 41.1 | 30.2 | 11.6 | 36.2 | 31.6 | West | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| March | 29.704 | 58'0 | 24.6 | 33.4 | 48.0 | 35.0 | 13.0 | 41.4 | 36.4 | West | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| April | 29.880 | 65.4 | 278 | 37.6 | 53.4 | 35.8 | 17.6 | 43.2 | 36.6 | East | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| May | 29 832 | 76.4 | 33.4 | 430 | 65.2 | 450 | 20.2 | 54.2 | 44.6 | S.W. | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| June | 29.704 | 72.2 | 43.6 | 28.6 | 64.8 | 49.2 | 15.6 | 55.0 | 48.8 | South | 5.6 | 1.8 |
| July | 29.912 | 75.6 | 41.6 | 34.0 | 69.4 | 50.8 | 18.6 | 68.2 | 52.0 | West | 2 .6 | 1.8 |
| August | 29.606 | 70.2 | 45.2 | 25.0 | 67.0 | 52.0 | 15.0 | 58.0 | 51.8 | West | 4 .4 | 0.6 |
| September | 29.818 | 70.6 | 3a.2 | 35.4 | 63.2 | 46.2 | 170 | 53.8 | 48.6 | West | 3.1 | 10 |
| October | 29.908 | 66.8 | 32.2 | 34.6 | 58.2 | 44.6 | 13.6 | 50.8 | 45.0 | West | 1.6 | |
| November | 29.752 | 54.2 | 29.6 | 24.6 | 46.2 | 360 | 10.2 | 41.2 | 37.6 | East | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| December | 29.522 | 54.6 | 5 6 | 49.0 | 40.6 | 31.8 | 8.8 | 36.4 | 36.2 | North | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| 357.206 | 771.2 | 369.3 | 401.9 | 662.6 | 491.4 | 171.2 | 668.4 | 506.8 | 33.1 | 9.8 | ||
| Means | 29.767 | .64.3 | 30.8 | 33.5 | 55.2 | 40.9 | 14.3 | Westerly | 28 | 0.8 | ||
Note.—All the Meteorological instruments have been compared and certified by Mr. Glaisher. All the observations have been
corrected for error, diurnal range, &c., and reduced by Glaisher's Tables, last editions.