London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Havering 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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LONDON WEATHER CENTRE 1972
| Month | RAINFALL | SUNSHINE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in mm | Percentage of Average | Wettest Day | No. of dry days | Total hours | Percentage of Average | Sunniest Day | |||
| Date | mm | Date | hours | ||||||
| January | 39.75 | 103 | 11 | 7.50 | 15 | 33 | 70 | 21 | 7.2 |
| February | 37.00 | 125 | 11 | 7.00 | 15 | 33 | 58 | 14 | 6.9 |
| March | 35.25 | 106 | 5 | 15.25 | 18 | 153 | 136 | 12 | 10.0 |
| April | 40.00 | 85 | 29 | 9.25 | 18 | 129 | 103 | 25 | 13.2 |
| May | 25.00 | 57 | 31 | 3.75 | 14 | 182 | 94 | 1 | 12.8 |
| June | 24.25 | 43 | 9 | 4.75 | 18 | 183 | 90 | 28 | 12.2 |
| July | 26 25 | 53 | 8,22 | 7.25 | 24 | 164 | 87 | 12 | 12.9 |
| August | 16.00 | 28 | 2 | 5.00 | 23 | 196 | 109 | 11 | 13.1 |
| September | 29 25 | 51 | 19 | 9 25 | 24 | 120 | 79 | 21 | 9.2 |
| October | 10 50 | 18 | 10 | 8 50 | 26 | 115 | 103 | 5 | 9.8 |
| November | 48.25 | 92 | 12 | 9.50 | 15 | 78 | 135 | 15 | 7.3 |
| December | 42.75 | 76 | 6 | 11.75 | 19 | 59 | 130 | 15 | 6.8 |
| YEAR | 374.25 | 65 | March 5 | 15.25 | 229 | 1445 | 98 | April 25 | 13.2 |
A dry day is defined as one with less than 0 25 mm (.01 inch) of rain during the 24 hours.
The averages are based on the years 1958—1967
1972 was the driest year since records began in 1940 at the London Weather Centre.
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