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A REPORT
of the
METEOROLOGY, MORTALITY, AND SICKNESS
of the
PARISH OF SAINT MARYLEBONE
FOR THE TEAR 1893.
By A. WYNTER BLYTH.
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.
March Quarter.
January was a bitterly cold, gloomy month. Four out
of the five weeks were frosty, the temperature falling as
low as 14°, and the mean for the whole month being only
32°.8. On 9 days, snow or sleet fell, and there were also
8 days of cold rain, the total rainfall measuring 2.26 inches.
February was a month of much rain, but of moderate
temperature. Rain fell on 21 out of 28 days, the amount
collected measuring 2.39 inches.
March was an unusually fine month. Rain fell on only
10 days (1.31 inch). During three out of the four weeks,
there was bright sunshine nearly every day. Cold winds
were for the most part absent. Mean temperature 46°.5.
June Quarter.
During the five weeks of April, there was almost
uninterrupted sunshine. The rainfall was insignificant
(.07 inch). The mean temperature was 46°.5.