London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Leyton 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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April:— The month was chiefly remarkable for the snow
storms after the week ending April 25th. Between the
2nd and the 5th small quantities of snow or hail fell. The
period from the 6th to the 16th was mostly dry and fine.
On the 17th the weather changed and culminated in the
snowstorms above referred to. From the 26th to the end
snow gave place to rain.
Mean temperatures— highest 51.7, lowest 36.8, degrees.
Rainfall for Leyton 2.13.
May:- Changeable unsettled weather prevailed in all parts of
the country, rain was frequent, and from the 2nd to the
6th, and the 11th to the 15th thunderstorms or thunder
and 1 ghtning alone occurred in many parts of the Kingdom.
From the 16th the weather was generally fine, bright and
dry. On the 20th to the 25th and the 29th to the 31st the
fine weather was interrupted by thunderstorms.
Mean temperatures— highest 66.2, lowest 47.2, degrees.
Rainfall for Leyton 1.44.
June:— During the month with some few exceptions the
weather was of a fairly uniform character, mostly fine,
bright and very dry.
Mean temperatures— highest 71.0, lowest 49.7, degrees.
Rainfall for Leyton 1.69.