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Kensington 1857

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Meteorological Table, for Kensington and South Western Suburbs, calculated from

100,000 Observations,

Mean Temperature for 20 years for the above DistrictJanuaryFeb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSept.Oct.Nov.Dec.
37.0232.3942.6047.3554.4959.9963 4861.27563750 6943.3940.39
Difference of Mean Tempera- ture of each MonthJ. & F.F. & M.M & A.A.&M.M. & J.J. & J.J, & A.A.&S.S. & OO.&N.N.&S.D.&J
2.373.214.936.965.503.492.214 905 687.303.003.37
Mean daily range of Temperature6.9110.0711.5414.1116.235.4917.0814.8714.2212.889.547.60
Mean successive daily range4.204.143.302.913.013.342.792.733.264.684.664.33
Mean extreme range out of doors each Month30.3230.7033.2036.7537.0236.0035.0333.3034.0434.0331.0429.52
Mean height of Barometer30.1229.8129.7729.7529.8429.8429.8429.7929.7529.6929.6929.76
Range of Barometer for each Month1.361.121.241.040.930.830.700.941.051.291.311.37
Number of Days on which Rain fell, for 20 years1851.62154191159181193160173158145188
Number of Days on which Fog appeared, for 20 years562313718385348
Mean Temperature indoors, for 20 years42.5944.7049.2554.8060.4066.4269.5067.4062.7055.9049.9745.15
Mean extreme Range of Tem. perature in doors17.0217.0617.0119.0419.0318.0216.0916.0716.0717.0717.04170.4
Temperature of Evaporation34.1435 3935.8039.5346.5947.9951.9950.4250.4246.6946.3937.71
Days of Thunder and Lightning for 20 years100312294545272712105
Dew Point30.0230.3027.6030.8039.8037.4042.2042.6044.8042.6036.8034.35
Days of Thunder and Lightning for 20 years100312294545272712105
Prevailing WindsN.-s,W.E.-S.W.S.-W-N.E.-S.W.E.-S. WE. - S. W.W. - S. W.W. -S. wW.-S.W.w.-S.w.W.-S. w.W.S. W