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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS—1965
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, 1965:—
Temperature
Highest screen temperature 82° on 14th May.
Lowest screen temperature 20° on 3rd March.
Maximum in January 54° on 16th.
,, „ February 52° on 12th.
„ „ November 59° on 1st, 7th and 8th
,, „ December 56° on 17th, 18th and 19th.
Sunshine
TOTAL FOR YEAR 1267.4 hours.
Sunniest Day 13.5 hours on 12th May,
26th and 28th June.
Number of Days without sun, 70, distributed as follows:—
January 12 July 3
February 13 August 1
March 5 September 3
April 0 October 4
May 2 November 9
June 2 December 16
Rainfall
TOTAL 25.04 ins.
Highest Fall in 24 hours 1.53 ins. on 3rd September.
Driest Month 0.34 ins. October.
Wettest Month 3.55 ins. December.