[Report 1900] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough.

  • Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Date:
1900
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Credit: [Report 1900] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The greatest heat in the Sun was 132-7 deg. on July 22nd. It first reached 100 deg. on February 22nd. n 110 tr April 18th. If 120 55 June 6th. 130 n July 15th. ,, last M 130 5» July 25th. )? 120 5^ September 20th. M ff 110 ’5 October 8th. M 100 5> October 3l8t. The greatest heat in the shade was 90‘3 deg. on July 16th, which is the liighest we have yet recorded. It first reached 60 deg. on April 18th. » 55 70 »> April 21st. 5 55 80 June 10 th. , only 55 90 j) July 16 th. , last 55 80 »» September 16 th. 5 55 70 )» October 9th f 55 60 (> October 31st. The lowest temperature 4ft. above the ground on Mount Ephraim was] 18 •deg. on February 8th. The hottest night was July 23rd, when the thermometer did not fall below 64 deg. The mean temperature of the year was 49’3 deg. the average being 48'7 deg. The mean daily range was 15T, the average being 14’8 deg. The mean temperature of each month was— January 38’6 deg. July 65T deg. February 37-4 „ August 60-4 „ March 38 „ September 57*4 „ April 46-4 „ October 49-9 „ May 51*1 „ November 45 „ June 58 6 „ December 43-9 „ The lowest temperature on the grass was 7 deg. on February 8th. The difference between the wet and dry bulbs at 9 a.m. was greatest on July 25th 11'6 deg., the mean being 3T deg. The last frost in the air in Spring was on April 29th, and the first in Autumn, on October 16th. The last on the grass in Spring was on May 16th, and the first in Autumn on October 4th. There were 56 frosts in the air, and 127 on the grass, the average being 65, and 141 respectively. The temperature of the soil at the depth of 1ft. was highest 70'6 Ideg. on July 26th, which is the highest we have recorded. It was lowest, 34-2 deg. on February 15th and 16th, The mean was 50 4 deg.—49*9 being the average.