[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C.
- West Lancashire (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1937
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![and 1933, with 2,644 hours, only 31 hours less than 1936 and 1937. Absiolutel3^ the dullest year locally was 1,277 hours in 1920'. As in 1936, Alay was again the sunniest month of the year. The number of sunless days was only five more than the average. EAINFALL. 1937 Total Rainfall (Hesketh Park) Inches. Difference from the Average Inches. Number of Days with Rain. January . 1-63 — -117 — 19 February . 417 — +2-08 — 21 M arch . 1-38 — -0-78 - 18 April . 2-85 — +1-03 - 16 May . 1-90 — -0-28 — 10 J une . F87 -0-36 — 12 July . D66 — -1-29 — 15 August . 1-54 — -2-10 — 9 September. 1-91 — -1-25 — 15 October . 2*42 — -1-40 — 12 November. 1-45 -1-82 — 10 December. 2-22 — -0-96 — 16 Year . 25-00 -8-30 173 This has been one of the driest years in the local records, which commenced in 1871. Only two months, February and April, yielded more than the average. The total for the year was only 2.5.00 inches, or 8.30 inches below the 65 years’ average. The largest deficiency arose in August, normallv the month with the heaviest rainfall locallv. There were two absolute droughts' during the year (namely, 15 consecu¬ tive days without precipitation). Tlie first terminated on August 9, 15 days; the second occurred in October, a period of 19 consecutive days, thus being a record for this ])articular mo'nth. A marked feature of the year has been the scarcity of heavy falls of rain in short periods, tlie heaviest being 0.83 inch on August 13. The number of days with rain was decidedly below the average; only 9 days, with a duration of 18| hours, occurred in August. The continued deficiency during the last nine months was definiteh^ shown by the unprecedented low level of the subsoil water, which may prove serious to vegetation in the ensuing year.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30261636_0142.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
