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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS—1964
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, 1964:—
Temperature
Highest screen temperature 86° on 26th August.
Lowest screen temperature 20° on 14th January and
29th December
Maximum in January 53° on 31st.
„ February 56° on 1st and 27th.
„ November 59° on 18th.
„ December 57° on 8th.
Sunshine
TOTAL FOR YEAR
Sunniest Day
1417.4 hours.
13.8 hours on 14th May.
Number of Days without sun, 104, distributed as follows:—
January 23 July 0
February 14 August 3
March 13 September 0
April 6 October 6
May 1 November 14
June 4 December 20
Rainfall
TOTAL
Highest Fall in 24 hours
Driest Month
Wettest Month
21.02 inches.
1.07 inches on 18th June.
September 0.49 inches.
June 3.96 inches.