Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 1.—METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON 1933.
1933. | Barometer. | Air Temperature. | Hygrometer. | Earth Temperature. | Bright Sunshine. | |||||||||||||
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Mean Pressure at Station Level. 152 ft.* (Average Correction to Sea Level + 5.6 mb.) | Mean of | Mean of A and B | Difference from Normal.† | Absolute Maximum and Minimum. | Mean of Observations at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. | At 1 foot depth. | At 4 feet depth. | Daily Mean. | Difference from NormaL† | Per cent. of Possible. | ||||||||
Maximum. A | Minimum. B | Maximum. | Day of Month. | Minimum. | Day of Month. | Dry Bulb. | Depression of Wet bulb. | Vapour Pressure. | Humidity. | |||||||||
mb. | °F. | °F | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | mb. | % | °F. | °F. | hr. | hr. | ||||
January | 1016.3 | 41.6 | 32.2 | 36.9 | -1.6 | 53 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 36.7 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 87 | 41.2 | 44.9 | 1.10 | -0.14 | 13 |
February | 1011.0 | 46.3 | 35.3 | 40.8 | + 1.0 | 57 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 40.0 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 83 | 39.6 | 43.0 | 1.55 | —0.49 | 16 |
March | 1010.2 | 55.7 | 36.1 | 45.9 | + 3.4 | 66 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 44.7 | 2.5 | 8.1 | 81 | 43.4 | 43.8 | 5.41 | + 2.01 | 46 |
April | 1016.3 | 60.1 | 39.9 | 50.0 | + 2.4 | 73 | 8 | 31 | 19.23 | 49.3 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 72 | 47.5 | 46.5 | 4.42 | -0.60 | 32 |
May | 1011.9 | 66.0 | 46.0 | 56.0 | + 2.0 | 79 | 23 | 38 | 15 | 54.7 | 4.0 | 10.9 | 75 | 52.8 | 50.2 | 4.28 | -2.19 | 28 |
June | 1009.1 | 72.7 | 50.8 | 61.7 | + 1.8 | 86 | 4.5 | 44 | 22 | 61.3 | 5.4 | 13.0 | 71 | 57.8 | 54.5 | 7.80 | + 1.10 | 47 |
July | 1015.6 | 78.4 | 56.8 | 67.6 | + 4.1 | 95 | 27 | 52 | 1,15 | 65.9 | 4.9 | 16.3 | 75 | 62.0 | 58.0 | 7.20 | + 0.70 | 45 |
August | 1015.9 | 79.4 | 55.8 | 67.6 | + 5.0 | 96 | 6 | 47 | 24 | 66.0 | 5.9 | 15.3 | 70 | 63.4 | 60.4 | 7.78 | + 1.58 | 54 |
September | 1015.3 | 70.4 | 52.1 | 61.3 | + 3.3 | 81 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 60.1 | 3.5 | 14.1 | 81 | 60.2 | 59.8 | 6.34 | + 1.39 | 50 |
October | 1009.7 | 58.2 | 44.7 | 51.5 | + 1.3 | 70 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 51.1 | 2.3 | 11.1 | 84 | 54.0 | 56.6 | 3.09 | -0.03 | 29 |
November | 1009.3 | 47.5 | 38.4 | 42.9 | -1.1 | 56 | 7 | 32 | 13 | 42.4 | 1.5 | 8.1 | 87 | 46.5 | 50.9 | 0.80 | -0.92 | 9 |
December | 1016.9 | 38.4 | 31.1 | 34.7 | -5.5 | 45 | 22 | 25 | 6,10,14 | 34.7 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 85 | 39.7 | 45.4 | 0.80 | -0.26 | 10 |
Year | 1013.1 | 59.6 | 43.3 | 51.4 | + 1.3 | 96 | Aug. 6 | 20 | Jan. 23 | 50.6 | 3.2 | 10.5 | 79 | 50.7 | 51.2 | 4.21 | + 0.18 | 32 |
The hours of observation are 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. local time. † The normals used are obtained from observations extending over 35 years (1881-1915). *Pressure is expressed in millibars (1000 mb. = 29.531 mercury-inches). |