[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Poole Borough.

  • Poole (Dorset, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Poole Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    METEOROLOGY Month • Average Max.Temp. for month Average Min.Temp, for month Max.Temp, for month Min.Temp, for month Sunshine hours Rain inches January 33.4 23.9 40 13 76.4 0.40 February 38.4 28.8 45 23 64.5 1.38 March 50.7 36.8 57 25 123.4 4.24 April 55.6 43.0 64 29 101.2 3.30 May 61.8 43.2 82 35 215.0 1.09 June 67.4 51.16 82 45 187.9 3.99 July 69.5 52.9 82 45 219.0 1.97 August 67.5 52.5 76 41 133.1 3.90 ) September 65.9 - 73 - 128.1 1.74 ) * October 59.0 47.3 65 43 62.7 2.45 ) November 54.4 44.3 59 30 69.7 7.03 December 42.9 28.7 52 20 56.2 1.44 * minimum thermometer broken from 24th August to 10th October. Wind The wind direction for the year is set out hereunder: Direction ... N. NE. E. SE. S. SW. W. NW No. of days .. 34 28 38 15 31 136 26 19 There were 48 calm days when no wind was recorded. Temperatures The average maximum temperature was 55.54 deg.F. (1 deg. less than 1962), the average minimum temperature for the year was 41.15 deg. giving a summer and winter range of 14.39 deg.F. July was again the warmest month with an average temperature of 69.5 deg.F. with June and August averaging 67.4 and 67.5 deg.F. respectively. January was the coldest month with an average minimum temperature of 23.9 deg. which compares*, with the coldest month of 1962 which was March with an average minimum of 30.9 deg.F. During January there were 28 days when the temperature fell below freezing point and there were also 16 days in February when the minimum fell below 32 deg.F. The highest temperature recorded was 82 deg.F. and this occurred on the 31st May and the 1st June. The lowest recorded temperature was 13 deg.F. which occurred on the 25th January. -10-