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Croydon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table IV.
METEOROLOGY.
I am indebted to Mr. H. W. Corden for the information
contained in the tables below.

METEOROLOGICAL. RECORD—YEAR 1931.

Rain Gauge 5-in. in diameter, 1-ft. above ground, 146-ft. above sea level Temperature taken in the shade ot a Stevenson's Screen,4-ft.from the ground. The Ground Thermometer is suspended in an iron tube, thebulb being 4-ft. belowthe level of the ground.

Months 1031.Temperature of Air during MonthMean Temperature of Air.Difference from average 50 years at Greenwich.Mean Temperature of Ground at 4-ft.Mean Temperature of the Dew Point.Mean Tensional Difference between Ground and Dew Point at 9 a m. and 3 p.m.Rainfall.
Highest.Lowest.Mean ofNo. of Days on which Rain fell.Amount collected in Inches.Difference from average 50 years at Greenwich
All Highest.All Lowest.
in.in.in.
January52°24°42°.734°.138°.4— 0°.143°.937°.0—.062211.63—0.16
February54°28°44°.634°.339°.4— 0°.142°.336°.8—.049171.50— 0.03
March69°20°48°.834°.041°.4— 0°.341°.636°.6—.04060.37— 1.14
April67°33°54°.440°.447°.4+ 0°.245°.542°.9—.027164.52+ 2.92
May77°39°62°.946°.454°.6+ 1°.549°.049°.8—.012132.57+ 0.69
June81°43°70°.052°61°.0+ 1°.653°.954°.5+.008101.91— 0.12
July77°45°69°.459°.964°.0+ 2°.157°.456°.6—.012162.47+ 0.06
August78°40°67°.151°.659°.3— 2°.358°.055°.3—.040194.37+ 1.99
September70°36°60°.846°.253°.5— 3°.755°.950°.1—.080111.60—0.60
October67°24°56°.641°.549°.0— 1°.054°.146°.3—.09650.69— 2.04
November61°31°51°.441°.846°.6+ 3°.450°.044°.1—.068113.03+ 0.74
December59°23°45°.637°.841°.7+ 2°.047°.239°.0—.08290.491.45
Means and Totals for Year.81°20°56°.143°.349°.7+ 0°.349°.945°.7—.04615425.15+ 0.86