[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans Urban Sanitary District.

  • St. Albans (England). Urban Sanitary District.
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans Urban Sanitary District. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Rainfall.—The total rainfall was 23*98 inches. This is considerably less than last year, and is a small rainfall as compared with the average for St. Albans over a lengthened period, which is 26 to 27 inches. The number of days on v/hich rain fell was 190. The driest month of the year was June, when rain fell on only 9 days and *61 inches were registered. The month with the highest rainfall was October, when rain fell on 18 days and 3*58 inches were registered. Sunshine.—May was the sunniest month in the year when the sun shone for 29 days, and 207 hours were recorded. In January the sun only shone on 16 days, and 36 hours were recorded. 1913. Temperature in Shade. Absolute. Cloud. Re¬ lative Humid. ity. % Rainfall. Sunshine. Mean o Max. o Min. o O—10 Amount Inches. Days. Amount Hours. Days. January .. 39’3 50-0 24-7 7-9 92 311 21 36 16 February.. 39-9 57-4 24’9 7-6 86 •95 14 58 20 March .. 43-3 56-0 26-9 7-8 83 2-52 24 102 26 April 46-0 66-4 270 7-5 79 3'51 22 119 27 May 54-5 81-3 360 6-8 73 1-69 9 207 29 June 58-8 83‘4 42-6 7’0 68 •61 9 203 30 July 58-2 76-9 43-3 90 80 1-64 13 106 29 August ... 60-6 81'8 46-1 70 76 1-04 11 159 29 September 58-3 76-9 42-6 7 0 84 1’25 13 122 27 October ... 62-6 65-9 32-6 71 91 3-58 18 104 27 November. 46-5 57-9 29-3 7'8 91 315 21 85 24 December. 40-5 52-4 261 7-3 91 •93 15 43 16 Year ... 49-8 83-4 24-7 7'5 83 23’98 190 1344 300 Very warm ; unusually cloudy, especially in July; rather small rainfall, but on many days; very few heavy falls, owing to few thunderstorms.