[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow.

  • Glasgow (Scotland)
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    September had a mean temperature of 54-5°F. very similar to that of 1968 (54-l°F.). The highest maximum, in both years, was 69°F. recorded this year on the 2nd of the month. The lowest minimum, 40°F. on the 29th, was 1° higher than in 1968. There was not much change in mean temperature in October, 49°F. compared with 50-6°F. in 1968. The highest maximum, 66°F. was recorded on the 10th and the lowest minimum 32°F. on the 1st. Frost was recorded in the first four months on no less than 22 days in January, 26 in both February and March and 19 in April. In the last two months frost was present on 25 days in November and 28 in December. Rainfall There was less than the average amount of rainfall in 1969, 34-67 inches (in 211 days) compared with 40-62 inches (in 174 days) in 1968. The only other comparable total in the previous ten years was 34-21 inches in 1959. The table below shows the very variable distribution of the rainfall in each quarter of the year since 1960, compared with the average for the period 1950-59. First Second Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Year 1969 5-73 9-15 8-93 10-86 34-67 1968 9-43 7-78 12-25 11-16 40-62 1967 11-23 8-27 9-83 13-36 42-69 1966 9-29 11-91 10-04 12-42 43-66 1965 808 9.89 12-57 10-98 41-52 1964 5-12 10-17 11-35 10-30 36-94 1963 5-90 9-94 9-62 12-16 37-62 1962 11-32 6-23 16-37 9-43 43-35 1961 10-18 6-68 15-40 14-00 46-26 1960 8-94 8-64 10-65 13-09 41-32 1950-59 ... 8-40 7-15 12-54 12-16 40-25 Despite the overall decrease in the year’s total, there was some increase in rainfall in certain months. This was most apparent in the second quarter which had a total of 9-15 inches as against 7-78 inches in 1968, due to an increase in the June rainfall, 2-83 inches (in 16 days) compared with 1-40 inches (in 14 days) in 1968. Rainfall in May (4-65 inches) was only slightly above the 1968 total of 4-18 inches but was spread over 21 days compared with 15 in the previous year. April