[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Guernsey.

  • Guernsey (Channel Islands). Council.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Guernsey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GEOGRAPHICAL The Island of Guernsey is seventy-five miles from Weymouth, forty-two from Cherbourg and sixty-one from St. Malo. Its area is 24.5 square miles and its highest point is 345 feet above sea level. METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS SUNSHINE: Total hours Guernsey (L’Ancresse) 1848.5 Sunless days 1969 54 Total hours Guernsey (Airport) ... 1809 Average 50 years . 58 Average 50 years 1864.9 Comparative sunshine hours 1969: Highest total hours in the British Isles: jersey (St. Helier) 2005.6 Eastbourne 1873.4 Swanage 1885.1 Shanklin 1871.2 RAINFALL: Total inches 1969 32.04 Rain days 1969 172 Average 50 years 35.72 Average 50 years . 185 TEMPERATURE: °C. °F. Yearly mean ... ... 10.4 50.7 Average 50 years ... 10.7 51.3 Mean daily range ... ... 5.1 9.2 Average 50 years 4.8 8.7 WIND: Calm N. NE. E. SE. S. SW. W. NW. Days in the year 16 39 56 39 24 48 31 70 42