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A REPORT
of the
METEOROLOGY, MORTALITY, AND SICKNESS
of
ST. MARYLEBONE
FOR THE YEAR 1900.
By A. Wynter Blyth.
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.
march quarter.
January was mild, wet, and gloomy. There was little frost
and no snow. The mean temperature was 40.30. Winds,
westerly. Rain fell on 20 days, amounting to 2.16 inches. Sunshine
generally was deficient.
The weather of February was bad and uncomfortable
beyond precedent; 13 out of the 28 days were rainy. On two
days fog prevailed, and on five days there were heavy snowstorms.
The total rainfall was 3.2 inches. The minimum temperature
was 200, the mean 37.70; the winds N.E.
The weather of March was of the normal character—dry,
with cold north and north-east winds. On seven days rain fell
equalling 0.85 inch. The mean temperature was 42.1°.
june quarter.
Summer weather prevailed during the two latter weeks of
April, a higher temperature being reached than for the corresponding
period during half a century. The month was
generally fine. The maximum temperature was 770, the mean
43.5°. On eight days rain fell (0.59 inch).