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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
Finchley 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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| MONTH | RAINFALL | TEMPERATURE | DIRECTION OF WIND (Days) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Inches | Greatest in 24 Hours | Days on which 0.01 in. or more fell | Mean | Maximum | Minimum | No. of Nights at or below 32° F. | S.W. Quadrant including W. | S.E. Quadrant including S. | N.E. Quadrant including E. | N.W. Quadrant including N. | ||||
| Depth inches | Date | Degrees | Date | Degrees | Date | |||||||||
| January | 2.23 | 0.41 | 17 | 12 | 36.6 | 53 | 22 | 22 | 10 and 13 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| February | 0.10 | 0.08 | 21 | 2 | 39.5 | 65 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| March | 1.97 | 0.34 | 4 | 16 | 45.5 | 67 | 13 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | .... |
| April | 2.65 | 0.38 | 25 | 15 | 50.7 | 72 | 13 | 34 | 6 and 9 | .... | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| May | 0.67 | 0.37 | 20 | 4 | 56.8 | 85 | 12 | 33 | 5 | .... | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 |
| June | 0.90 | 0.29 | 28 | 8 | 63.1 | 88 | 4 | 40 | 12 | .... | 12 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| July | 1.26 | 0.50 | 10 | 6 | 68.6 | 98 | 8 | 48 | 13 and 30 | .... | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| August | 1.74 | 0.42 | 9 | 8 | 68.0 | 92 | 8 and 25 | 45 | 30 and 31 | .... | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| September | 0.04 | 0.04 | 22 | 1 | 64.8 | 95 | 12 | 38 | 27 | .... | 2 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| October | 2.44 | 1.05 | 26 | 14 | 59.5 | 86 | 3 and 4 | 35 | 28 and 29 | .... | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| November | 2.43 | 0.65 | 17 | 15 | 45.6 | 68 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| December | 3.89 | 0.59 | 5 | 22 | 42.1 | 52 | 30 | 30 | 1 and 12 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Year 1959 | 20.32 | 1.05 | 26 Oct. | 123 | 53.4 | 98 | 8 July | 22 | 10 and 13 Jan. | 53 | 128 | 85 | 73 | 79 |
* N.B—The temperature readings were obtained from records kept at the
Sewage Disposal Works, whereas all other readings were taken
at the Meteorological Station in Avenue House Grounds.