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A REPORT
of the
METEOROLOGY, MORTALITY, and SICKNESS
of
ST. MARYLEBONE
FOR THE YEAR 1906.
METEOROLOGY.
March Quarter.
January of 1906 was a wet month; there were 19 rainy
days, giving a total fall of 3.35 inches. Frosts were seldom.
The lowest recorded temperature was 27.5 deg., the highest
52.2 deg., and the mean 427 deg. The prevailing winds were
westerly.
February was cooler than January, the mean temperature
being 39.9 deg., and the lowest and highest 29.2 deg. and
50.1 deg. respectively. The winds were also mainly westerly.
There were 12 rainy days, the total rainfall measuring 168
inches.
March was a cold month, particularly the last fortnight,
when the winds set in the north-east. On 14 days rain fell, to
the total amount of 0.88 inch. The minimum temperature
was 28.o deg., the maximum 65.0 deg., and the mean 43.2 deg.
Considering the weather of the three months as a whole, its
chief characteristics were the persistence of westerly winds, with
the consequent mild temperature and the absence of fog and
snow.
The June Quarter.
April began with easterly winds and three rainless sunny
weeks. The remaining two weeks were more unsettled, and
showers yielded 0.54 inch of rain. The mean temperature of
the month was high—50.8 deg., the extremes being 30.0 deg,
and 71.5 deg.