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City of London 1856
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1855-56
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No. VII.—Monthly Meteorological Table, from Observations made at the Engineers Office, Guildhall, under the direction of Mr. Haywood.
| 1856 MONTHS. | Pressure of the Atmosphere. | Temperature of the Air in the Month. | Mean Temperature. | Rain.fall in inches during the Mouth. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean. | Range. | Highest. | Lowest. | Range. | Mean. | Of the Air. | Of Wet Bulb. | On the Hoof. | On the Ground. | |||
| Of all Highest. | Of all Lowest. | Daily Range. | ||||||||||
| May | 29.831 | 0.762 | 70.0 | 35.5 | 34.5 | 57.3 | 45.1 | 12.2 | 51.9 | 48.4 | 3.53 | 3.62 |
| June | 30.044 | 0.764 | 80.0 | 43.5 | 36.5 | 68.4 | 53.3 | 15.1 | 61.6 | 56.7 | 1.12 | 1.18 |
| July | 30.031 | 0.656 | 81.5 | 48.0 | 33.5 | 65.8 | 55.4 | 10.4 | 63.3 | 58.3 | 1.40 | 1.41 |
| August | 29.980 | 1.238 | 86.5 | 48.5 | 38.0 | 72.1 | 57.3 | 14.8 | 64.7 | 60.2 | 2.81 | 2.89 |
| September | 29.890 | 1.182 | 70.0 | 45.0 | 25.0 | 62.6 | 51.0 | 11.6 | 57.3 | 53.8 | 2.05 | 21.5 |
Barometer.—The highest reading in May, 30.216, was on the 30th; the lowest, 29.454, on the 7th. The highest in June, 30.362, was on tte
7th; the lowest, 29.598, on the 20th. The highest in July, 30.346, was on the 30th ; the lowest, 29.690, on the 24th. The highest in
August, 30.600, was on the 6th; the lowest, 29.362, on the 21st. The highest in September, 30.356, was on the 3rd; the lowest,
29.174, on the 27th.
Temperature.—The highest in May was on the 21st, the lowest on the 5th. The highest in June was on the 27th, the lowest on the 23rd. The
highest in July was on the 31st, the lowest on the 9th. The highest in August was on the 2nd, the lowest on the 23rd. The highest in
September was on the 10th, the lowest on the 22nd.
Rain.—The greatest falls occurred on the 12th of May, and on the 18th of August, when they amounted to 0.88 inch. On the 29th of September
it was 0.79 inch.