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St Pancras 1919
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919
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Table No. 6.
METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR SAINT PANCRAS, 1919.
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Deduced from Observations at Camden Square, N.W., under the Superintendence of H. Robert Mill, d.sc., ll.d.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | : August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer. | Mean Pressure at 32° F. at Station Level | 29.636 | 29.698 | 29.71 | 29.86 | 29.967 | 30.03 | 29.941 | 29.911 | 29.929 | 30.057 | 29.689 | 29.74 | |
| Air Temperature. | Mean of | Maximum A | 42.6 | 41.0 | 47.4 | 55.1 | 70.8 | 72.3 | 68.9 | 76.0 | 69.4 | 54.7 | 44.1 | 48.1 |
| Minimum B | 33.1 | 30.5 | 34.5 | 38.1 | 47.5 | 50.7 | 51.5 | 55.0 | 49.4 | 38.2 | 34.6 | 37.1 | ||
| Mean of A. and B | 37.9 | 35.8 | 40.9 | 16.6 | 59.1 | 61.5 | 60.2 | 65.5 | 59.4 | 46.4 | 39.4 | 42.6 | ||
| Difference from Average † | —0.9 | 4.2 | —2.0 | —1.8 | +4.0 | +0.5 | —41 | +23 | +0.8 | —4.3 | —4.9 | +21 | ||
| Humidity—Morning | 91% | 92% | 85% | 77% | 66% | 63% | 74% | 69% | 80% | 84% | 91% | 90% | ||
| Earth Temperature at 4 ft. depth | 45.1 | 41.0 | 42.1 | 43.5 | 48.9 | 56.1 | 56.9 | 59.2 | 59.0 | 53.3 | 47.4 | 45.1 | ||
| Bright Sunshine. | Total Observed (Daily mean) Hours | 0.39 | 0.40 | 2.69 | 3.34 | 7.03 | 7.14 | 3.51 | 6.42 | 4.44 | 2.94 | 1.01 | 0.43 | |
| Per cent of total possible | 5 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 46 | 44 | 22 | 45 | 36 | 28 | ||||
| Difference from Average † Hours | —0.67 | —1.34 | —0.15 | —1.29 | +1.38 | +1.17 | —2.17 | + 1.26 | +0.31 | +0.62 | ||||
| Bain and other forms of Precipitation. | Number of Days | 22 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 27 | |
| Total Fall Inches | 3.22 | 2.65 | 3.62 | 3.93 | 0.33 | 1.51 | 1.75 | 2.37 | 1.29 | 0.69 | 1.38 | 3.47 | ||
| Difference from Average † | + 1.38 | + 0.98 | +1.77 | +2.40 | —1.46 | —0.51 | —0.67 | +0.16 | —0.51 | —1.93 | —0.98 | +106 | ||
* The Readings for Pressure (Bar. 103 ft. above M.S.L.) given are those taken at Enfield; the hours of observation are 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., local
time, no readings being recorded at Camden Square during 1919.
† The averages used are obtained from observations extending over 35 years for Rainfall, Temperature, and Sunshine,