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Newington 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Newington]

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TABLE 11.

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON, 1896.

(Deduced from Observations at Greenwich under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal, and compiled from Quarterly Tables furnished to the Registrar- General by James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S.)

Winter Jan., Feb., March.Spring April, May, JuneSummer July, Aug., Sep.Autumn Oct., Nov., Dec.Temprature OfElastic Force of Vapour.Weight of vapour in a cubic Foot of Air.Degree of Humidity.Reading of Barometer.Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air.Rain.Reading of Thermometer in Grass.
Air.Evaporation.Dew Point.Air Daily Range.No. of Nights it was.Lowest Reading at Night.Highest Reading at Night.
Mean.Diff. From Average of 125 YearsDiff. From Average of 55 YearsMean.Diff. From Average of 55 YearsMean.Diff. From Average of 55 YearsMean.Diff. From Average of 55 YearsMean.Diff. From Average of 55 YearsMean.Diff. From Average of 55 YearsMean. (Satn.=100).Diff. From Average of 55 YearsMean.Diff. From Average of 55 YearsMean.Diff. From Average of 55 YearsAmount.Diff. From Average of 81 YearsAt of below 30.Between 30 and 40 degreeAbove 40
1896ºººººººººin.in.grsgr.in.in.grs.grs.Sums.Sums.ºº
YEAR.50.1+ 1.6+0.96.8+0.443.5—0.114.7—1.2•291—•0023.3—0.179.329.847+•0735420in. 22.42in. —2.565314117217.458 7
Winter Qtr.45.2+3.4+2.50.2X2.4379+2.810.6—1.2•228+.0222.7+0.386+229.989+ 218554+ 13.99..0.9330501117.4480
Spring do.55.6+3.3+2.705+ 1.445.8+0.419.9—0.2313+•0073.5+ 0.169—829.929+ •14753802.77—2.893365227.257.5
Summer do.60.4+0.7+0.25.8—0.552'0— 1*7181—1.8•388+ •0164.3—0.274—329.761+ •032529—18.67+1.39019138.258.7
Autumn do.42.4—1.2-1.940.7—1.838.5—2.010.3—1.5•235—•0222.7—0.487—329.709-•040548+16.99.0.1320541824.053.0
In this Table, + and — respectively signify that the numbers in the preceding column are above or below the average to the amount of the quantities to which these signs are affixed.