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A REPORT
of the
METEOROLOGY, MORTALITY, AND SICKNESS
of
ST. MARYLEBONE
FOE THE YEAR 1903.
By A. Wynter Blyth.
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.
March Quarter.
January was mild, wet, and gloomy, with only one week
of frost. Dense fogs were absent. On two days slight snow
fell. The minimum temperature was 26.0°; the maximum,
52.0°; the mean 41.0°. The total rainfall amounted to
2.73 inches, this rain fell on 21 days. The sunshine registered
in Regent's Park was but little more than 27 hours.
February was fairly dry and mild. The minimum
temperature was 30.0° ; maximum 58.0°; mean 45.1°. On
eight days slight rain fell, amounting in all to 0.15 inch. The
last week of February was stormy, the wind blowing from
the S.W. and W.S.W. with hurricane force. The sunshine
varied from 10 to 25%.
March was characterised by strong westerly and South
Westerly gales. Minimum temperature, 35.5°; maximum,
53.9°; mean 47.1°. There were 10 rainy days; the rainfall
for the month was 3.82 inches.
There was a fair amount of sunshine, from 13 to 29% being
registered in Regent's Park.