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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
Greenwich 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS—1962
I am indebted to the Director of the National Maritime
Museum and, in particular, to Lieutenant-Commander D. W.
Waters, R.N., Curator of Navigation and Astronomy, for the following
meteorological data for the year ended December, 1962 :—
Temperature
Highest screen temperature 78° on 1st August.
Lowest screen temperature 20° on 1st, 2nd and 3rd January
and 20th March.
Maximum in January 55° on 7th.
February 54° on 12th.
November 60° on 2nd.
December 54° on 14th.
Sunshine
Total for year 1387.3 hours.
Sunniest day 13.5 hours on May 31st.
Number of days without sun, 71 distributed as follows: —
January 10
February 10
March 5
April 2
May 1
June 1
July 2
August 2
September 3
October 5
November 16
December 14
Rainfall
Total 19.63 inches.
Highest fall in 24 hours 1.0 inches 26th July.
Driest month 0.34 inches in June.
Wettest month 2.53 inches in January.