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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS—1968
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, 1968: —
Temperature
Highest screen temperature 89° on 1st July
Lowest screen temperature 19° on 13th January
Maximum in January 55° on 14th
„ February 48° on 13th
„ November 61° on 1st
„ December 53° on 21st & 22nd
Sunshine
TOTAL FOR YEAR 1164.6 hours. (4 days
records lost in October
owing to repairs to roof
near sun recorder)
Sunniest day 14.8 hours on 12th June
Number of Days without sun, 99, distributed as follows: —
January 18 July 1
February 9 August 10
March 5 September 4
April 2 October 6
May 4 November 17
June 2 December 21
Rainfall
TOTAL 29.42 ins.
Highest Fall in 24 hours 2.16 ins. on 15th September
Driest Month 1.14 ins. March
Wettest Month 7.60 ins. September