London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

East Ham 1931

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

This page requires JavaScript

Table: TABLE 41.METEOROLOGICAL RECORD—YEAR 1931.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.

TABLE 41.

METEOROLOGICAL RECORD—YEAR 1931.

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.
January53°46°44.1°35.3°39.7°161.150 .070.1723rd
February56°48°45.4°34.5°40.0°151.590.110.3827 th
March67°22°47.6°33.8°40.7°50.220.040.089th & 22nd
April65°49°54.3°41.6°47.9°173.430.200.4219th
May72°40°61.8°47.3°54.5°112.540.230.873rd
June78°45°68.5°53.6°61.0°111.340.120.555th
July77°49°69.0°55.9°62.2°112.460.220.6914th
August77°44°67 .5°53.7°60.6°193.850.200.7114th
September70°39°61.1°38.5°49.8°161.440.080.433rd
October68°27°57.2°43.7°50.5°70.680.100.356th
November63°33°51.9°42.1°47.0°172.180.130.536th
December60°27°46.9°38.8°42.8°90.750.070.2328th
Means and Totals for the Year.78°22°56.3°43.2°49.7°15421.630.130.873rd May

Text

Copy text to clipboard

The Rainfall for the Year was 3.86 ins. below, and the number of days on which rain fell 14 below
the year 1930, at East Ham.