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MEDICAL TOPOGRAPHY OF MALVERN,
JUNE. | JULY. | AUGUST. | ||||
1835. | Vapour. | Dry. | Vapour. | Dry. | Vapour. | Dry. |
London | 23 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 12 |
Malvern | 23 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
TOTAL FOR THE SUMMER. | ||
Vapour. | Dry. | |
London | 57 | 35 |
Malvern | 56 | 36 |
SEPTEMBER. | OCTOBER. | NOVEMBER. | ||||
1835. | Vapour. | Dry. | Vapour. | Dry. | Vapour. | Dry. |
London | 15 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
Malvern | 24 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 19 |
TOTAL FOR THE AUTUMN. | ||
Vapour. | Dry. | |
London | 49 | 42 |
Malvern | 57 | 34 |
5. Rain.—To complete this comparison between the climates of London and Malvern, we must enumerate the number of days on which rain fell at each place during the year.
In the following statement, the numbers for Malvern include all the days upon which rain fell, whether much or little—the slightest shower between eight a. m. and ten p. m. is included. Whether the meteorological tables of the Royal Society do the same, we are unable to determine. The summer and autumn of the past year (1834) had some peculiarities with regard to rain, which it is right to mention. Along the south-eastern coasts of England hardly any rain at all fell, and all the inconveniences of a long drought were experienced;