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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
Wood Green 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1936.
| Month. | Total Rainfall. | Maximum Rainfall. | No. of Wet Days. | Maximum Temperature. | Minimum Temperature. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936. | Inches. | Inches. | Date. | Degrees. | Date. | Degrees. | Date. | |
| January | 4.11 | 0.84 | 9th | 18 | 58 | 9th | 18 | 18 th |
| February | 1.32 | 0.36 | 17th | 15 | 55 | 18th | 16 | 11th |
| March | 0.55 | 0.10 | 25th 26th & 28th | 11 | 63 | 22nd | 25 | 3rd |
| April | 1.05 | 0.33 | 20th | 10 | 65 | 28th and 30th | 23 | 10th and 13th |
| May | 0.28 | 0.12 | 17th and 22nd | 4 | 77 | 18th | 37 | 21st and 28th |
| June | 3.28 | 0.46 | 25th | 19 | 87 | 20th | 41 | 3rd |
| July | 2.78 | 0.73 | 28th | 20 | 79 | 5th | 45 | 30th |
| August | 0.37 | 0.09 | 10th and 19th | 10 | 82 | 16th | 48 | 28th |
| September | 2.36 | 0.59 | 20th | 17 | 75 | 11th | 40 | 28th |
| October | 1.38 | 0.38 | 24th | 12 | 67 | 15th | 32 | 3rd and 21st |
| November | 2.6 | 0.7 | 11th | 18 | 57 | 17th | 30 | 22nd,24th&28th |
| December | 1.75 | 0.42 | 14th | 20 | 55 | 2nd, 3rd, 17th and 18th | 27 | 7th |
| Total for year | 21.83 | — | — | 174 | — | — | — | — |
Note.—Maximum Rainfall 0.84ins. 9th January.
,, Rate of Rainfall 1.8ins. per hour; duration 15 minutes, 28th July.
,, Temperature 87° Fahr. 20th June.
Minimum ,, 16° Fahr. 11th February.
(Temperature taken in shade.)
This report has been kindly supplied by the Borough Engineer and Surveyor.