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East Ham 1920

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

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METEOROLOGICAL RECORD—YEAR 1920.
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 of
No. of Days
on which
Rain fell,
0.01 inches
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.
January
57°
22°
48°.3
35°.6
41°.9
16
2.37
0.15
0.61
10th
February
64°
26°
50°.5
35°.5
43°.0
10
0.54
0.05
0.30
20th
March
67°
28°
55°.2
37°.5
46°.3
14
1.44
0.10
0.30
6th
April
60°
33°
55° .2
33°.0
48°.5
22
2.70
0.12
0.40
1st
May
84°
35°
65°.4
46°.4
55°.9
10
0.48
0.05
0.12
6th
June
79°
38°
69°.6
50°.4
60°.0
9
1.28
0.14
0.47
20th
July
75°
45°
68°.0
52°.1
60°.0
17
3.46
0.20
0.61
21st
August
77°
43°
66°.6
49°.8
58°.2
7
2.07
0.29
0.96
18th
September
80°
39°
66°.0
49°.2
57°.6
11
2.78
0.25
0.77
15th
October
71°
28°
60°.0
42°.5
51°.5
10
0.95
0.09
0.26
lst&16th
November
60°
22°
50°.6
34°.8
42°.7
9
0.85
0.09
0.33
27th
December
56°
10°
45°.5
35°.5
40°.5
23
2.09
0.09
0.34
23rd
Means and Totals for the Year.
84°
10°
58°.4
41°.8
50°.5
158
21.03
0.13
0.96
Aug. 18th
The Rainfall for the Year was 3 ins. below, and the number of days on which rain fell one below
the year 1919, at East Ham.