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Chelsea 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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54
METEOROLOGY - 1951
The following table gives details of certain meteorological observations made during each quarter of the year, and has been prepared from information supplied by the Director of the Meteorological Office, based on data obtained at Kew Observatory.
| Quarter | Daily Temperatures of the Air | Total Rainfall (inches) | Total Sunshine (hours) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average of Highest | Average of Lowest | Average of Mean | |||
| March | 45.0° | 36.0° | 40.5° | 10.91 | 202.9 |
| June | 59.7° | 44.8° | 52.2° | 5.26 | 610.5 |
| September | 68.4° | 54.4° | 61.4° | 6b 42 | 527.4 |
| December | 52.9° | 42.3° | 47.60 | 7.54 | 230.7 |
| TOTALS: | 30.13 | 1571.5 | |||
Throughout the MARCH quarter the weather was unsettled and wet.
General precipitation expressed in percentages of the averages for southeastern
districts of the country was as followst- January- 150;
February - 300 j March - 175. As regards sunshine, 91 per cent of the
average was recorded.
The June quarter did not open auspiciously, rainfall being well
above average in both April and May. April was, however, quite sunny.
The month of June brought about a great improvement there being only a
little over half of the anticipated rainfall, whilst abundant sunshine
was enjoyed.
"Generally unsettled" is expressive of the •weather during the
SEPTEMBER quarter. July was rather warm and sunny, and the greater part
of the rainfall was attributed to thundery outbreaks. August and
September were conspicuous for the absence of warm days and the
occurrence of heavy rainfalls.
Apart firotfl exceptionally wet and mild weather in November, the
DECEMBER quarter was dry and sunny, both October and December markedly
exceeding the expectation of sunshine.