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 31st, 1914.
By J. PERCY BENNETTS, Engineer and Surveyor.
Month | Hygrometer | Max. | Temperature | Rainfall | No. of Days on which 01 or more fell | Wind | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry Bulb | Wet Bulb | Min. | Earth | Total Depth | Greatest Fall in 24 Hours. | Prevailing Wind | |||||
1ft. | 4ft. | Depth | Date | ||||||||
January. | |||||||||||
Means | 36.16 | 35.42 | 42.45 | 31.90 | 38.19 | 44.61 | .. | .. | .. | .. | N.E. |
Highest | 52.00 | 51.00 | 55.00 | 49.00 | 42.00 | 46.00 | 0.73 | 0.17 | 9th | 12 | s.w. |
Lowest | 18.00 | 18.00 | 35.00 | 17.00 | 36.00 | 42.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | N.W. |
February. | |||||||||||
Means. | 37.44 | 39.89 | 49.99 | 37.19 | 38.72 | 43.88 | ... | ... | ... | ... | S.W. |
Highest | 53.00 | 51.00 | 58.00 | 50.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 2.85 | 0.53 | 21st | 16 | S.E. |
Lowest | 30.00 | 30.00 | 42.00 | 28.00 | 40.00 | 42.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | S. |
March. | |||||||||||
Means. | 41.94 | 40.58 | 48.94 | 36.87 | 42.36 | 44.80 | ... | ... | ... | ... | S.W. |
Highest | 55.00 | 50.00 | 55.00 | 48.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 4.58 | 0.67 | 8th | 25 | w. |
Lowest | 25.00 | 32.00 | 38.00 | 27.00 | 40.00 | 44.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | S.E. |
April. | |||||||||||
Means | 50.43 | 46.56 | 59.83 | 40.23 | 47.93 | 46.36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | S.W. |
Highest | 61.00 | 55.00 | 73.00 | 49.00 | 51.00 | 48.00 | 0.73 | 0.24 | 4th | 9 | S.E. |
Lowest | 43.00 | 41.00 | 51.00 | 32.00 | 4600 | 45.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | N.E. |
May. | |||||||||||
Means | 54.55 | 49.45 | 62.35 | 44.22 | 52.90 | 50.29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | S.W. |
Highest | 67.00 | 60.00 | 79.00 | 57.00 | 59.00 | 53.00 | 1.95 | 0.60 | 7th | 13 | N.E. |
Lowest | 46.00 | 41.00 | 50.0C | 35.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | N.W. |
June. | |||||||||||
Means | 59.73 | 54.83 | 70.00 | 49.53 | 58.30 | 54.16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | N.E. |
Highest | 75.00 | 65.00 | 85.00 | 60.00 | 62.00 | 56.00 | 1.34 | 0.47 | 9th | 10 | N.W. |
Lowest | 50.00 | 48.00 | 60.00 | 38.00 | 55.00 | 53.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | W. & S.W. |
July. | |||||||||||
Means | 63.42 | 58.71 | 71.45 | 54.77 | 62.13 | 52.45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | S.W. |
Highest | 78.00 | 66.00 | 88.00 | 66.00 | 67.00 | 60.00 | 1.74 | 0.43 | 5th | 17 | N.W. |
Lowest | 55.00 | 51.00 | 63.00 | 47.00 | 56.00 | 56.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | S.E. & W. |
August. | |||||||||||
Means | 62.65 | 58.93 | 72.55 | 53.61 | 61.61 | 59.39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | S.W. |
Highest | 71.00 | 66.00 | 81.00 | 61.00 | 63.00 | 60.00 | 1.15 | 0.28 | 5th | 11 | E. |
Lowest | 57.00 | 54.00 | 65.00 | 46.00 | 60.00 | 59.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | S.E. & N.W. |