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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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METEOROLOGY -1955 The following table gives brief details of temperatures, rainfall and sunshine recorded during the year, and has been compiled from information supplied by the Director of the Meteorological Office, based on data obtained at Kew Observatory.
| Quarter | Daily Temperature of the Air | Total Rainfall (inches) | Total Sunshine (hours) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average of Highest | Average of Lowest | Average of Mean | |||
| March | 43.1° | 33.2° | 38.2° | 4.84 | 280.4 |
| June | 61.2° | 46.6° | 53.9° | 6.24 | 587.3 |
| September | 74.2° | 54.7° | 64.4° | 2.87 | 601.9 |
| December | 52.0° | 41.1° | 46.5° | 5.01 | 192.2 |
| TOTALS: | 18.96 | 1661.8 | |||
The highest and lowest temperatures recorded during each month of 1955 were as follows:-
| Highest | Lowest | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | (llth) | 52.5° | (15th) | 23.5° |
| February | ( 8th) | 52.7° | (18th) | 22.3 |
| March | (25th) | 63.1° | ( 1st) | 25.2° |
| April | (29th) | 67.6° | (20th) | 33.8° |
| May | (27th) | 64.0° | (17th) | 35.1° |
| June | ( 6th) | 73.4° | (10th) | 40.6° |
| July | (17th) | 86.2° | ( 6th) | 51.1° |
| August | (22nd) | 86.2° | ( 8th) | 45.9° |
| September | ( 2nd) | 77.4° | (19th) | 41.0° |
| October | ( 8th) | 67.3 | (31st) | 29.7° |
| N ovember | ( 6th) | 61.3° | ( 1st) | 29.1° |
| (27th) | 57.0° | (19th) | 24.8° |
NOTE: All temperatures shown are Fahrenheit readings.
Quarterly averages for south-eastern England as compared with normal anticipations.
| Rainfall. | Sunshine. | |
|---|---|---|
| March | 96 | 105 |
| June | 124 | 102 |
| September | 62 | 134 |
| December | 93 | 97 |