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 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 District | January | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
37.02 | 32.39 | 42.60 | 47.35 | 54.49 | 59.99 | 63 48 | 61.27 | 5637 | 50 69 | 43.39 | 40.39 | |
Difference of Mean Tempera- ture of each Month | J. & F. | F. & M. | M & A. | A.&M. | M. & J. | J. & J. | J, & A. | A.&S. | S. & O | O.&N. | N.&S. | D.&J |
2.37 | 3.21 | 4.93 | 6.96 | 5.50 | 3.49 | 2.21 | 4 90 | 5 68 | 7.30 | 3.00 | 3.37 | |
Mean daily range of Temperature | 6.91 | 10.07 | 11.54 | 14.11 | 16.23 | 5.49 | 17.08 | 14.87 | 14.22 | 12.88 | 9.54 | 7.60 |
Mean successive daily range | 4.20 | 4.14 | 3.30 | 2.91 | 3.01 | 3.34 | 2.79 | 2.73 | 3.26 | 4.68 | 4.66 | 4.33 |
Mean extreme range out of doors each Month | 30.32 | 30.70 | 33.20 | 36.75 | 37.02 | 36.00 | 35.03 | 33.30 | 34.04 | 34.03 | 31.04 | 29.52 |
Mean height of Barometer | 30.12 | 29.81 | 29.77 | 29.75 | 29.84 | 29.84 | 29.84 | 29.79 | 29.75 | 29.69 | 29.69 | 29.76 |
Range of Barometer for each Month | 1.36 | 1.12 | 1.24 | 1.04 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.94 | 1.05 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.37 |
Number of Days on which Rain fell, for 20 years | 185 | 1.62 | 154 | 191 | 159 | 181 | 193 | 160 | 173 | 158 | 145 | 188 |
Number of Days on which Fog appeared, for 20 years | 56 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 53 | 48 | ||||
Mean Temperature indoors, for 20 years | 42.59 | 44.70 | 49.25 | 54.80 | 60.40 | 66.42 | 69.50 | 67.40 | 62.70 | 55.90 | 49.97 | 45.15 |
Mean extreme Range of Tem. perature in doors | 17.02 | 17.06 | 17.01 | 19.04 | 19.03 | 18.02 | 16.09 | 16.07 | 16.07 | 17.07 | 17.04 | 170.4 |
Temperature of Evaporation | 34.14 | 35 39 | 35.80 | 39.53 | 46.59 | 47.99 | 51.99 | 50.42 | 50.42 | 46.69 | 46.39 | 37.71 |
Days of Thunder and Lightning for 20 years | 10 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
Dew Point | 30.02 | 30.30 | 27.60 | 30.80 | 39.80 | 37.40 | 42.20 | 42.60 | 44.80 | 42.60 | 36.80 | 34.35 |
Days of Thunder and Lightning for 20 years | 10 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
Prevailing Winds | N.-s,W. | E.-S.W. | S.-W- | N.E.-S.W. | E.-S. W | E. - S. W. | W. - S. W. | W. -S. w | W.-S.W. | w.-S.w. | W.-S. w. | W.S. W |