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East Ham 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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METEOROLOGICAL RECORD—YEAR 1929.

Rain Gauge 5-in. in diameter, placed 1-foot above ground, 15 feet above sea level. Temperature taken in the shade of a Stevenson's Screen, 5 feet from the ground.

Months.Temperature of Air during the Month.Mean Temperature of Air.Rainfall.
Highest Maximum.Lowest Minimum.Mean ofNo. of Days on which Rain fell, 0.01 and over.Amount collected in inches.Mean rate of fall for Rainy Days.Greatest fall in 24 hours.Date of greatest fall.
All Highest.All Lowest.
January50°26°34°.833°.535°.5120.800.120.2810th
February52°15°31°.130°.232°.870.340.070.132nd
March69°24°41°.539°.444°.120.030.010.0221st
April73°28°45°.441°.545°.6101.210.120.4329th
May80°32°56°.150°.654°.191.830.200.405th
June80°44°59°.553°.859°.0111.050.090.324th
July86°45°65°.458°.l64°.581.710.210.763rd
August89°46°62°.157°.663°.1102.040.200.7216th
September88°40°63°.358°.564°.530.700.230.553rd
October64°33°51°.348°.452°.1162.700.170.7124th
November61°29°46°.043°.946°.4194.850.250.6611th &16th
December58°27°43°.941°.743°.9234.030.230.586th
Means and Totals for the Year.89°15°50°.046°.450°.513021.290.140.76July 3rd

I he Rainfall for the Year was 2.43 ins. below, and the number of days on which rain fell 42 below
the year 1928, at East Ham.