The climate of Torquay / by Edward Vivian.

  • Vivian Edward.
Date:
1846
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Credit: The climate of Torquay / by Edward Vivian. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    QUANTITY OF 11AIN IN INCHES. Annual Winter Spring Summer Autumn Torquay 28.20 6,82 5.61 6.38 9.39 Cove .. .. 33.25 10.54 4.05 7.05 11.92 Penzance .. 44.66 12.64 . 9.35 9.34 13.33 Undercliff.. 23.48 4.65 4.06 4.29 9.48 Clifton .. 32.56 8.43 5.69 9.44 9.00 Exeter .. 31.90 9.10 6.55 7.10 9.20 Hastings .. 32.81 7.59 5.80 6.40 13.02 London .. 24.80 5.85 4.80 6.67 7.43 Sidmouth .. 22.68 5.29 5.57 5.66 7.46 Chiswick .. 24.04 4.66 4.58 6.79 8.01 Newport .. 33.60 7.87 6.45 6.48 12.90 Grassmere .. 121.00 40.88 18.66 21.28 40.04 Nice .. 26.81 7.30 6.64 2.75 10.12 Eome.. .. 31.11 9.49 6.29 4.16 11.17 Madeira .. 29.23 11.40 5.77 1.45 10.61 AVERAGE NUMBER. OP DAYS UPON WHICH RAIN FALLS. Torquay 132 35 30 32 35 Average of other Places 160 43. 36 37 43 Difference in favour of Torquay. QUANTITY OF RAIN IN INCHES. Annual Winter Spring Summer Autumn Torquay 28.20 6.82 5.61 6.38 9.39 Average of other places 30.37 7.66 5.69 6.92 10.17 Difference in favour of ] Torquay Grassmere is not included in this Average, the fall of rain in the lake districts being so excessive. THE MEAN DEW-POINT AND MEAN TEMPERATURE, FOR THE QUARTER ENDING THE 30TH OF JUNE, 1846. Temp. Dew. Diff. Chichester 56.5 37.1 19.4 Torquay 57.5 48.1 9.4 Whitehaven .. .. 54.9 46.9 8.0 London .. .. .. 55.2 48.3 6.9 Brighton 56.7 19.9 6.8 Uckfield 55.9 49.7 6.2 Helston . 56.0 50.6 5.4 Newcastle ., .. .. 53.1 51.7 1.4 | 28 8 6 5 8 3fj 2.17 0.84 0.08 0.54 0.78