[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross-on-Wye U.D.C.

  • Ross-on-Wye (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1943
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Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross-on-Wye U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GROUND miPERATPIEE (DEGREES FAHR), Month. One foot depth. Mean. Four feet depth. Mean. On surface. Lowest on j Grass. , No. of Nights of Ground Frost. --- January to. 9 1 to. 8 11,1 19 8 February 42.9 to. 8 20 9 March to. 6 45.1 18 15 April 50.7 48.8 25 3 May 54.9 51.9 25 4 June 60.0 56.4 34 0 July 62.8 59.1 35 0 August 62.8 60.5 34 0 September 58.8 58.9 29 2 October 53.1 55.1 26 6 November 47.2 50c 9 19 12 i December 41.3 46.9 l 16 < ■ ■ . X is „ . I 5i77 1 5TT9 ' TS 75 ; Year 1 : ; (Decd4) 1 BRIGHT SUNSHINE (HOURS & TENTHS). 1 j { Month. Duri Total | 1943 ition. Difference from normal. Highest Record in one day. Number of Sunless Days. . ] — January 45.5 - 8.4 5.9’ 12 February 94.4 +27.1 8,6 4 March 149.6 +55.6 10.0 3 April 161.1 +16.9 12.8 1 May 234.9 +50.1 14.6 2 June 171.7 -34.8 13.8 2 July 189,4 + 7.6 14.3 1 August 147.8 -33.9 10.7 1 September 134.4 - 3.0 10.3 1 October 110.0 -M3.1 8.8 2 November 75.4 +13.8 5.9 9 December 43.2 1 - 6.7 6.5 1 . - . ...?-i Year j 1557.4 » +77.4 J « i 14.6 !(May 18) 51 i i* 1 RAINFALL (INCHES). i Month. Total 1943. Difference (Maximum jNo. of Rain Days. { from Normal.' Fall. '(.005 inch or more,)! January 6.35 | 1 +3.81 l 1.25 1 \ 21 February 2.01 -0.01 .88 7 March 1.08 -1.29 .49 5 April .63 -1.30 .16 10 May 3.37 +1 • 26 .76 11 June 1.17 -0.75 ♦ 45 12 July 1.31 -0.96 .48 9 August 2,08 -0.44 .71 h i September 3.35 +1.23 1.21 17 October 1.95 -1.24 .71 13 November 1.67 -1.00 .49 18 December 1.63 -1.10 I .48 11 Year 26.60 1 -3. • -vl 0 1.25 ! (Jan. 51.)— 148 | / For the third year in succession rainfall was below norml. The year opened with heavy rain the total fall for January beating all previous records for that month. Not since 1869 had a total of ever 6 inches been registered. Only two days had heavy falls» both exceeding