[Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough.
- Blackpool (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1908
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Winds mainly from the Western point of the compass. M.\Rcn.—Cold and changeable, the mean shade tcm]K'rature was i.b degrees below a\-erage. I'rost in shade on 8 days, and upon grass on 14 days. Maximum temperature in shade, 51.6 degrees, occurred on the 23rd, and the lowest temperature on grass, 20.1 degrees, on the 20th. Bright sunshine was 55.7 hours less than in March, 1907, and 15.9 hours below average, yet it compared favourably with “ Health Resorts ” in the south. Rain fell on 17 days, and was slightly below the average. Barometric pressure was low. Gales occurred on the 6th, 8th, 9th, loth, 22nd, 30th, and 31st. South-Easterly winds prevailed. Snow and sleet fell on the 15th. April.—Weather during the early part of month cool, fine, and bright, but from the 22nd atmospheric conditions were changeable, and falls of rain frequent. Snow fell during the nights of the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. Mean shade temperature below average by 1.7 degrees. Frost upon grass on 10 days, and in shade on 6 days. Highest tempera- ture in shade, 57.5 degrees recorded on the 29th, and lowest temperature on grass 20.9 degrees occurred on the 24th. Although there were only three sunless days, bright sunshine was not so plentiful as in previous years, and was 4.9 hours below average. Rainfall was 0.79 inch above average, but the major portion, 2.65 inches, fell on the last nine days of the month. Barometric pressure was 0.06 inch above average. General direction of wind was North-West. May.—The brightest, and one of the most genial months of the year. Mean shade temperature 2.2 degrees above average. No frost was re- corded. Bright smishine amounted to 229.5 hours, surpassing the amount recorded at several places in the “ Sunny South.” There were only two sunless days. The brightest day was the 27th, with 15 hours’ sun- shine. Rainfall slightly above average, fell on 18 days, but the greater portion, 2.62 inches, occurred on nine days. Atmospheric pressure a little above average. South-Westerly winds predominated. Slight thunder- storms occurred on the 3rd and 4th. Lightning seen on the night of the 30th. June.—With the exception of a few unstable days in the early part of the month the weather was dry and very pleasant, and liright](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28932250_0155.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
