WEATHER REPORT FOR 1953
| JANUARY. | ||||||
| A very mixed month, some days bright and warm, others cold and | ||||||
| dull, with fog morning and night. Severe S.W. and N.W. Gales on 30th | ||||||
| and 31st. Fog on 9th, 10th, 13th, 14th, l9th and 20th. Very little | ||||||
| snow. Rainfall 1.25" below average at Northampton. Max. Temp 68.0 | ||||||
| on 29th, Braunston. Min. Temp. 21.0 on 5th, Duston. Rainfall 0.89" | ||||||
| on 5th, General Hospital. | ||||||
| FEBRUARY . | ||||||
| Fine and cold at first, then unsettled with rain and snow. Some | ||||||
| very nice days towards the end of month with Maximum Temperature | ||||||
| reaching 56 degrees on 21st. Northerly gale on 10th. Fog on 20th and | ||||||
| 28th. Rainfall 0.09" above average at Northampton. Max. 60.0 on | ||||||
| 26th, Boughton. Min. 20.0 on 15th, Duston. Rainfall 0.55" on 9th. | ||||||
| Boughton. | ||||||
| MARCH . | ||||||
| A very dry month, with Barometer well above 30 until the 29th. | ||||||
| Fog on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 14th, 17th, 20th, 21st and | ||||||
| 25th. S.W. Gale and heavy rain night of 29th. At Northampton | ||||||
| rainfall 0.72" below average for month and 1.78" below for 3 months. | ||||||
| Max 70.0 on 25th, General Hospital. Min. 22.0 on 15th, Boughton. | ||||||
| Rain 0.80" on 29th. Kettering. | ||||||
| APRIL . | ||||||
| An average month, although rather cold at times. Some beautiful | ||||||
| days towards the end of the month. No fog. Rainfall at Northampton | ||||||
| 0.12" above the average for month and 1.66" below for 4 months. Max. | ||||||
| 68.0 on 22nd, Braunston. Min. 28.0 on 26th, Duston. Rain 0.70" | ||||||
| on 2nd. Braunston. | ||||||
| MAY . | ||||||
| Fine ancl dry most of the month. Heavy rain night of 13th and 18th. | ||||||
| Very warm 24th and 25th. Rainfall 0.55" below average for month and | ||||||
| 2.21" below for 5 montns. Max. 87.0 on 25th, Duston. Min. 30.0 on | ||||||
| 11th. General Hospital. Rain 0.78" on 18th, Wellingborough. | ||||||
| JUNE. | ||||||
| A rather unsettled cool month, with heavy rain at times. Hail | ||||||
| and Thunder afternoon of 1st. Some misty mornings but no Fog. | ||||||
| Very few really nice days. Rainfall 0.24" above average for month and | ||||||
| 1.97" below for 6 months. Max. 82.0 on 26th, Duston. Min. 39.0 on | ||||||
| 8th, General Hospital. Rain 0.88" on 14th, Peterborough. | ||||||
| JULY. | ||||||
| First week was fine and warm, with some lovely days, then very | ||||||
| unsettled and wet for rest of the month. Heavy rain with thunder | ||||||
| 12th and 27th. Strong westerly winds o several days. Rainfall at | ||||||
| Northampton 0.29" above average for month and 1.68" below for 7 | ||||||
| months. Max. 83.0 on 5th, Duston. Min. 41.0 on 24th, Northampton. | ||||||
| Rain 0.75" on 11th, General Hospital. | ||||||
| AUGUST. | ||||||
| First 2 weeks fine and warm, with some perfect summer days. | ||||||
| Rest of month rather unsettled with some heavy rain at times. Thunder | ||||||
| on 21st. Very heavy rain on 23rd. Rainfall 0.26" above average | ||||||
| for month and 1.43" below for 8 months. Max. 90.5 on 12th, Gen. | ||||||
| Hospital. Min. 41.0 on l9th, Duston. Rain 1.18" on 23rd, Duston. | ||||||
| SEPTEMBER. | ||||||
| Fine and warm first half of month, then unsettled and colder. | ||||||
| S.W. Gale uith heavy rain on 21st. Fog on 24th, 25th, 23th and 27th. | ||||||
| Rainfall 0.41" below average for month and 1.84" below for 9 months. | ||||||
| Max. 77.0 on 8th, Gen. Hospital. Min. 39.0 on 27th, Duston. Rain | ||||||
| 0.76" on 22nd, Kettering. | ||||||
| OCTOBER . | ||||||
| A dry, mild and rather foggy month. Some heavy falls of rain on | ||||||
| 12th, 13th. 2ffth, and 31st. S.W. Gale night of 26th. Fog on 7th, | ||||||
| 12th, 13th, 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th. Very thick morning of 20th. | ||||||
| Rainfall 0.21" below average for month and 2.05" below for 10 months. | ||||||
| Max. 74.0 on 1st, Braunston. Min. 30.0 on 31st, Duston. Rain 1.43" | ||||||
| on 11th, Braunston. | ||||||
| NOVEMBER . | ||||||
| A very dry and mild month. No frost. Strong S.W. wind on 7th, | ||||||
| and 8th. S. Gale and heavy rain night of 1st. Fog on 5th, 17th, 18th, | ||||||
| 25th and 29th. Rainfall 1.07" below average for month and 3.12" below | ||||||
| for 11 months. Max. 57.0 on 7th, Northampton. Min. 28.0 on 6th. | ||||||
| Duston. Rain 1.15" on 1st. St. Crispins Hospital. | ||||||
| DECEMBER . | ||||||
| A dry but dull month. Very mild. No Gales or strong winds. | ||||||
| Fog on 15th, 18th and 20th. Some days very dull and dreary with | ||||||
| drizzle. Raillfall 1.64" below average for month and 4.76" below for year. | ||||||
| Max. 59.5 on 3rd, Northampton. Min. 30.0 on 31st. Northampton. | ||||||
| Rain 0 25" on 30th, St. Crispin's Hospital. | ||||||