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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table VI. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
| Months. | Air Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit. | Rainfall | Total. | Bright Sunshine. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hrs. per day. | Percentage. | ||||||
| Means of | Mean of A. & B. | ||||||
| A. Max. | B. Min. | Daily/Mean | |||||
| °F. | °F. | °F. | in. | mm. | hrs. | ||
| January | 44.3 | 36.1 | 40.2 | 2.04 | 52 | 1.63 | 19 |
| February | 43.9 | 33.9 | 38.9 | 0.30 | 8 | 2.75 | 28 |
| March | 48.9 | 37.0 | 42.9 | 2.57 | 66 | 3.74 | 32 |
| April | 55.1 | 42.9 | 49.5 | 2.65 | 68 | 3.93 | 29 |
| May | 63.4 | 49.9 | 56.6 | 0.60 | 15 | 6.78 | 44 |
| June | 69.9 | 56.2 | 63.0 | 1.02 | 26 | 6.45 | 39 |
| July | 76.0 | 60.8 | 68.4 | 2.49 | 63 | 9.29 | 58 |
| August | 69.3 | 55.9 | 62.6 | 2.50 | 64 | 5.95 | 41 |
| September | 69.0 | 52.0 | 60.5 | 1.57 | 40 | 6.30 | 50 |
| October | 58.6 | 49.6 | 54.1 | 1.69 | 43 | 2.41 | 22 |
| November | 47.9 | 41.4 | 44.6 | 2.58 | 66 | 1.08 | 12 |
| December | 50.7 | 45.7 | 48.2 | 6.41 | 162 | 0.62 | 8 |
| Means and Totals for Year | 58.1 | 46.8 | 52.4 | 26.42 | 673 | 4.24 | 32 |
The observations were made at the Aerodrome, which is 217 feet above mean sea level.