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 Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT HARROW DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 1895,
By T. CHARLES, Surveyor to the Council.
Month. | Hygrometer. | Temperature. | Rainfall. | Wind. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry Bulb. | Wet Bulb. | Max. | Min. | Earth. | Total Depth | Greatest Fall in 24 Hours. | No. of days on which .01 or more fell. | Prevailing Wind. | |||
1ft. | 4ft. | Depth | Date. | ||||||||
January. | |||||||||||
Means | 33.0 | 31.19 | 37.9 | 26.8 | 37.03 | 41.2 | 2.47 | .. | .. | .. | N.W. |
Highest | 46 | 46 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 47 | .. | 0.85 | 19th | 20 | .. |
Lowest | 21 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 35 | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
February. | |||||||||||
Means | 28.57 | 26.85 | 34.78 | 22.32 | 31.64 | 41.28 | 0.11 | .. | .. | .. | N.E. |
Highest | 38 | 36 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 43 | .. | 0.05 | 1&24 | 3 | .. |
Lowest | 15 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
March. | |||||||||||
Means | 47.8 | 38.45 | 48.45 | 34.06 | 38.3 | 39.8 | 1.53 | .. | .. | .. | S.W. |
Highest | 50 | 49 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 42 | .. | 0.38 | 26 th | 17 | .. |
Lowest | 29 | 26 | 37 | 23 | 33 | 39 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
April. | |||||||||||
Means | 42.2 | 44.7 | 51.6 | 40.1 | 46.1 | 43.7 | 1.96 | .. | .. | .. | s.w. |
Highest____ | 56 | 51 | 64 | 50 | 50 | 46 | .. | 0.66 | 25th | 12 | .. |
Lowest | 38 | 37 | 44 | 30 | 42 | 42 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
May. | |||||||||||
Means | 55.4 | 50.9 | 65.4 | 44.6 | 52.8 | 41.6 | 0.48 | .. | .. | .. | N.E. |
Highest | 72 | 64 | 83 | 60 | 59 | 50 | .. | 0.30 | 23rd | 4 | .. |
Lowest | 42 | 40 | 48 | 35 | 50 | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
June. | |||||||||||
Means | 60.1 | 56.7 | 71.6 | 48.7 | 56.9 | 53.2 | 0.51 | .. | .. | .. | N.W. |
Highest | 70 | 63 | 81 | 59 | 62 | 56 | .. | 0.16 | 19th | 7 | .. |
Lowest | 54 | 48 | 62 | 40 | 57 | 51 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
July. | |||||||||||
Means | 60.66 | 56.8 | 70.8 | 53.8 | 61.6 | 56.8 | 4.54 | .. | .. | .. | N.W. |
Highest | 71 | 63 | 81 | 63 | 63 | 58 | .. | 1.10 | 18th | 10 | .. |
Lowest | 55 | 52 | 60 | 47 | 60 | 56 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
August. | |||||||||||
Means | 61.7 | 64.7 | 68.06 | 52.9 | 65.8 | 58.0 | 2.87 | .. | .. | .. | W. |
Highest | 68 | 65 | 80 | 63 | 62 | 58 | .. | 0.86 | 13th | 17 | .. |
Lowest | 56 | 52 | 63 | 45 | 59 | 58 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |