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METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, 1954
Summary of Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine Records
These figures—supplied by the Director of the Meteorological Office of
the Air Ministry—summarise the official records of temperature, rainfall and
sunshine made at Kew Observatory during the year 1954.
January. Coldest since 1947. Frequent frosts. Snow and sleet on
10 days. Sunshine above average.
February. Coldest since 1947. Snow and sleet on seven days. Rainfall
above average. Sunshine a little below average.
March. Cold spells. Rather wet.
April. Driest since 1938. Absolute drought 7th~30th. Rainfall a
quarter of average. Half the month's rain fell on first day. Sunshine above
average, the tenth consecutive sunny April.
May. Rather wet. Sunshine about three-quarters of average.
June. Wettest June since 1905. Rainfall nearly twice average. Dull,
less than three-quarters average sunshine.
July. Coolest July since 1922. Dull. Rainfall above average.
August. Coolest since 1946. Dullest since 1948. Rainy.
September. First sunny month since April. Very warm on 1st ;
warmest day of the year. Rainfall below average.
October. First warm month of the year. Only two warmer Octobers on
record. Sunshine about average.
November. Wet ; rather mild.
December. Unusually mild. Sunshine above average.
Easter (16th-igth April.)
Sunniest Good Friday since 1946, and sunniest Easter Monday
since 1924.
Whitsun {5th-qth June.)
Wettest Whitsun since records available.
August Week-end (31 st July—2nd August.)
Dullest since records available. Coolest since 1930.
Christmas (24th-27th December.)
Driest for six years.