[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans Urban Sanitary District & Rural Sanitary District.

  • St. Albans (England). Urban Sanitary District.
Date:
1896
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Credit: [Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans Urban Sanitary District & Rural Sanitary District. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    METEOROLOGY. The mean temperature of the year 1896 was 49*6°, which is considerably above the average of recent years. The highest recorded temperature was on July 14th, when 84'3° was reached. The lowest temperature was 20*9° on February 26th. The maximum was 2 70 above, and the minimum io‘8° above the maximum and minimum of 1895- January was a warm month with a daily range of temperature under the average, a cloudy sky, and a small rainfall on a small number of days. The mean tempera¬ ture was 39'6°. The minimum was 26 7° on the 27th. The maximum was 5i'2° on the 23rd. The rainfall (rain or snow) was 0^79 inch on 11 days. The maximum rain¬ fall was 0 26 inch on the 24th. February was also a warm month, with a considerable daily range of temperature, a moderately cloudy sky, and a small rainfall on a small number of days. The mean temperature was 38 70. The minimum was 20 9° on the 26th. The maximum was 56,7° on the 12th. The rain¬ fall (rain or snow) was o’46 inch on 9 days. The maximum rainfall was 0^13 on the 20th. March was a warm month with a moderate daily range, a very large rainfall on a very large number of days, and a cloudy sky. The mean temperature was 44‘5°. The minimum was 2g’5° on the 15th. The maximum was 63• 3c on the 24th. The rainfall was 3 62 inches on 26 days. The maximum rainfall was o’66 inch on the 20th. April was a warm month with a small rainfall on an average number of days ; a moderate daily range of temperature and an average amount of clouds. The mean temperature was 47'9°. The minimum was 320 on the 24th. The maximum was 64’8° on the 27th. The rainfall was 0 87 inch on 12 days. The maximum rainfall was o’26 inch on the 10th. May was a warm month with a large daily range of temperature, a very bright sky and a very small rainfall on