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St Pancras 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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Table No. 4.
METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR SAINT PANCRAS, 1917.
Deduced from Observations at Camden Square, n.w., under the Superintendence of H. Robert Mill, d.sc., ll.d.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer. | Mean Pressure at 320 F. at Station Level1 (Bar 123 ft. above M.S L.) | 29.752 | 30.024 | 29.722 | 29.782 | 29.881 | 29.92 | 29.949 | 29.623 | 29.952 | 29.665 | 29.994 | 30.084 | |
| Air Temperature. | Mean of | Maximum A. | 38.3 | 40.7 | 45.2 | 52.6 | 71.4 | 760 | 75.2 | 71.4 | 69.8 | 55.9 | 52.1 | 41.1 |
| Minimum B. | 32.7 | 30.7 | 32.8 | 34.6 | 48.5 | 54.2 | 54.7 | 55.6 | 51.9 | 40.3 | 41.8 | 31.3 | ||
| Mean of A. and B | 35.5 | 35.7 | 39.0 | 43.6 | 60.0 | 651 | 65.0 | 63.5 | 60.8 | 48.1 | 47.0 | 36.2 | ||
| Difference from Average † | —3.3 | -4.3 | -3.9 | -1.8 | -4.9 | +4.1 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +2.2 | -2.6 | +2.7 | -4.3 | ||
| Humidity—Morning | 89% | 83% | 72% | 66% | 64% | 71% | 78% | 80% | 91% | 88% | 90% | |||
| Earth Temperature at 4 ft. depth | 42.8 | 39.3 | 4.02 | 41.0 | 48.7 | 56.3 | 58.5 | 59.6 | 58.3 | 54.3 | 48.3 | 45.4 | ||
| Bright Sunshine. | Total Observed (Daily mean) Hours | 0.55 | 1.36 | 2.25 | 4.97 | 6.43 | 6.16 | 6.14 | 5.16 | 4.52 | 3.74 | 1.25 | 1.26 | |
| Per cent. of total possible | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 44 | 38 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 16 | ||
| Difference from Average † Hours | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rain and other forms of Precipita tion. | Number of Days | 5 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 8 | |
| Total Fall Inches | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | ||
| Difference from Average † ,, | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -3.3 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -0.6 | +0.6 | + 1.3 | ||
* The hoars of observation are 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., local time.
† The averages used are obtained from observations extending over 35 years for Rainfall and Temperature and 25 years for Sunshine,