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West Ham 1896

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

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Meteorology.—The centre of the Borough being about 3¼ miles
north of Greenwich Observatory, the meteorological observations
recorded at Greenwich may be taken as fairly representing those of
West Ham. The Table below is extracted from the periodical reports
of the Astronomer Royal. From this it will be noted that the year
1896 practically divided itself into two parts, the first seven months
being warmer than usual, and the last five months colder. The mean
temperature of the year was 50.2°, being well above the mean
temperature for the last 50 years. The coldest day of the year was
February 25th, when the temperature was 24'3", and the hottest day
was July 14th, the temperature then rising to 91.l0.
Rain fell on 155 days in the year, the total rainfall being 22.05
inches. This chiefly occurred during the last five months, and partly
explains the lower average temperature during that period.

The registered sunshine for the whole year amounted to 1,017 hours.

Week ending.Highest.Lowest.Mean for Week.Departure from average 50 years.No. of Rainy Days.Sum. for week, in inches.Sunshine in hours.Barometer mean.
Jan. 1144.832.237.2-.92.061.230.5
„ 1852.934.643+ 4.83.181.529.7
„ 255128.339.5+ .82.267.330
Feb. 149.130.240+ .41.113.130.4
,, 854.129.439.2-.4.009.530.3
„ 1556.235.143.9+ 5.12.141330.2
29 ,,55.53140.8+ 1.1.0014.529.9
„ 2954.124.337.6-2.42.0619.630.0
Mar. 753.834.943.9+ 3.261.015.629.2
„ 1459.133.946.4+ 5.55.383.529.8
„ 2156.832.145.4+ 3.951.164.929.6
28 „67.735.349.1+ 6.64.402829.6
Apr. 452.633.242.2-3.14.2012.529.9
„ 1165.141.451.2+ 5.43.155.830.0
„ 1863.240.351.6+ 3.21.0515.330.1
„ 2565.133.749+ .5.0020.430.1