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Wandsworth 1886

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Table: TABLE XV.METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON, 1886.DeducedfromObservations, at Greenwich, under the Superintendenceofthe Astronomer Royal, and compiledfromQuarterly Tables, furnished to the Registrar-Generalby James Glaisher,Esq., FR.S.

TABLE XV.

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON, 1886.

DeducedfromObservations, at Greenwich, under the Superintendenceofthe Astronomer Royal, and compiledfromQuarterly Tables, furnished to the Registrar-General

by James Glaisher,Esq., FR.S.

Winter Jan., Feb March.. Spring April, May, June. Summer July, Aug., Sept. Autumn Oct., Nov., Dec.Temperature ofElastic Force of Vapour.Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air.Degree of Humidity.Reading of Barometer."Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air.Rain.Reading of Thermometer on Grass*
Air.Evaporation.Dew Point.Air— Daily Range.Number of Nghts it wagLowest Reading at Night.Highest Reading at Night.
Mean.Diff. from Average of 115 Years.Diff. from Average of 45 Years.Mean.Diff. from Aveage of 45 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 45 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 45 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 45 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 45 Years.Mean (Satn=100).Diff. from Average of 45 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 43 Years.Mean.Diff. fiom Average of 45 Years.Amount.Diff. from Average of 72 Years.At or below 30Between 30° & 40°.Above 40°.
1886.°°°°°°°°°in.in.grs.gr.in.n.grs.grs.Sums, in. in.Sums.o°
YEAR.48.7+0.1—0.745.9-0.643.0—0.615.6+0.0.291—.0043.3—0.181—129.734—.024542024.21-1.8590141 13415.058.2
First Quarter36.5—2.3—3.534.8—3.332.3—3.210.6—1.2.183—.0262.2—0.285+ 129.737+ .027566+35.38+ 0.1452308l6.547.1
Second do.52.5+0.2—0.448.8-0.245.2+0.219.7—0.3.303—.0023.4—0.177—129.769-.01253805.93+0.148503318.850.2
Third do.61.2+ 1.5+0.757.1+ 0.853.6+ 0.520.6+0.9.412+ .0004.6—0.077—129.800+ .014529-14.87—2.430197331.058.2
Fourth do.44.6+0.9+0.543.0+0.441.0+0.511.7+0.7.265+ .0073.0-0.187—129.624-.125541—38.03+ 0.3030422015048.1

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III this Table, + and — respectively signify that the number in the preceding column are above or below the average to the extent of the quantities to which these signs are prefixed.