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Havering 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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. In order to compare the above mentioned figures with the
official figures, the following table showing the rainfall at Kew
Observatory is given. In addition to rainfall this table also gives
details of sunshine, which should prove enlightening.
TABLE 49
Kew Observatory 1967
| RAINFALL | SUNSHINE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Total ins. | Percentage of Average | Wettest Day | No. of Dry Days | Total hrs. | Percentage of Average | Sunniest Day | ||
| Date | ins. | Date | hrs. | ||||||
| January | 1.24 | 56 | 25 | 0.41 | 18 | 64 | 138 | 3 | 6.6 |
| February | 2.03 | 133 | 27 | 0.50 | 17 | 86 | 136 | 23 | 8.5 |
| March | 1.43 | 97 | 8 | 0.41 | 20 | 170 | 151 | 29 | 9.4 |
| April | 1.91 | 104 | 9 | 0.58 | 18 | 144 | 90 | 16 | 9.9 |
| May | 3.87 | 213 | 14 | 0.68 | 7 | 191 | 96 | 31 | 12.6 |
| June | 2.07 | 120 | 25 | 1.23 | 24 | 214 | 100 | 13 | 15.0 |
| July | 2.21 | 90 | 22 | 1.41 | 24 | 245 | 124 | 9 | 15.1 |
| August | 1.61 | 72 | 18 | 0.42 | 19 | 187 | 99 | 4 | 13.1 |
| September | 2.25 | 114 | 17 | 0.46 | 15 | 121 | 85 | 6 | 9.8 |
| October | 3.56 | 158 | 16 | 0.78 | 12 | 97 | 99 | 23 | 9.5 |
| November | 1.37 | 56 | 1 | 0.51 | 16 | 68 | 128 | 18 | 6.8 |
| December * | 1.98 | 97 | 18 | 0.61 | 12 | 54 | 136 | 4 | 6.2 |
| Year* | 25.53 | 107 | 22nd July | 1.41 | 202 | 1641 | 108 | 9th July | 15.1 |
A dry day is defined as one with less than 0.1 inch of rain during the 24 hours. * Provisional.