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St Pancras 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR SAINT PANCRAS, 1907.
Deduced from Observations at Camden Square, k.w., under the Superintendence of II. Robert Mill, d.sc., l.l.d.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer. | Mean Pressure at 32° F. at Station Level1 (Bar 159 ft. above M.S L.) | 30.209 | 29.898 | 30.062 | 29.653 | 29.742 | 29.749 | 29.916 | 29.880 | 30.005 | 29.540 | 29.865 | 29-647 | |
| Air Temperature. | Mean of | Minimum A. | 34.1 | 32.7 | 35.2 | 40.0 | 45.6 | 50.4 | 51.3 | 52.4 | 49.7 | 45.0 | 40.3 | 376 |
| Maximum B. | 431 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 56.2 | 67.0 | 70.0 | 70.6 | 70.0 | 59.0 | 51.1 | 460 | |||
| Mean of A and B | 38.6 | 37.9 | 44.9 | 48.1 | 54.6 | 58.7 | 60.7 | 61.5 | 59.9 | 52.0 | 45.7 | 41-8 | ||
| Difference from Average † | 0.0 | —2.1 | + 1.9 | -0.4 | +0.3 | -2.2 | —3.7 | —1.8 | + 1.1 | + 1.9 | + 1.8 | +2-3 | ||
| Humidity | 88 | 88 | 80 | 82 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 91 | ||
| Earth Temperature at 4 ft. depth | 42.7 | 40.1 | 41.1 | 4.2 | 48.7 | 52.8 | 55.6 | 57.8 | 57.2 | 54.5 | 50.3 | 433 | ||
| Bright Sunshine. | Total possible Hours | 254 | 274 | 365 | 412 | 479 | 489 | 492 | 445 | 374 | 324 | 260 | 233 | |
| Total Observed ” | 40 | 54 | 151 | 104 | 129 | 147 | 163 | 150 | 144 | 74 | 31 | 23 | ||
| Difference from Average † „ | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rain and other forms of Precipitation. | Number of Days | 8 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 13 | 16 | |
| Total Fall Inches | 0.91 | 1.17 | 0.97 | 3.22 | 1.74 | 2.03 | 1.96 | 1.94 | 0.62 | 2.52 | 2.16 | 379 | ||
| Difference from Average † „ | —0.96 | - 0.16 | —0.69 | + 1.54 | —0.01 | —0.26 | -0.61 | —0.45 | —1.55 | —0.22 | —0.20 | + 1.74 | ||
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* The hours of observation are 9 a.m and 9 p.m. local time.
† The averages used are obtained from observations extending over 35 years for Rainfall; 25 years for Temperature; and 25 years for Sunshine.