Weather Conditions for the Nights of the Whitechapel Murders
Courtesy of Casebook Productions
The first table depicts weather conditions as reported for the general London area on the nights of the murders of Martha Tabram and the five canonical victims.
|
Victims
|
Date & Day
|
Max Temperture (Fahrenheit)
|
Min Temperature (Fahrenheit)
|
Amount
of Rain
|
Amount of Cloud Cover
|
Remarks
|
Martha
Tabram
|
6 August
Monday |
68.0 degrees |
46.5 degrees |
0.017 in |
100% |
Cloudy w/occiasional spots of rain; wet evening |
7 August
Tuesday |
78.9 degrees |
55.2 degrees |
n/a |
70% |
Bright & warm |
Mary Ann
Nichols |
30 August
Thursday |
64.7 degrees |
56.8 degrees |
0.406 in |
30% |
Fine & generally bright morning; thunder storm, 2 - 3P.M.;
"showery" after |
31 August
Friday |
63.9 degrees |
46.7 degrees |
n/a |
30% |
Bright & fine throughout but cool |
Annie
Chapman |
7 September
Friday |
65.2 degrees |
58.4 degrees |
0.037 in |
50% |
Generally bright & fine throughout w/occasional showers |
8 September
Saturday |
60.5 degrees |
46.3 degrees |
n/a |
30% |
Bright morning; fair afternoon; spots of rain in evening |
Elizabeth
Stride
&
Catherine
Eddowes
|
29 September
Saturday |
68.1 degrees |
55.1 degrees |
0.242 in |
100% |
Dull
morning; fine day; sudden heavy rain at
"9.5p.m." lasting till after midnight |
30 September
Sunday |
55.3 degrees |
43.5 degrees |
n/a |
30% |
Brilliant "autumnal" day |
Mary Jane
Kelly |
8 November
Thursday |
46.3 degrees |
36.2 degrees |
- |
- |
Dull cold day; rain at night |
9
November
Friday |
46.3 degrees |
38.9 degrees |
- |
- |
Wet till 11A.M, then overcast |
The following table depicts unofficial weather conditions as reported for the Whitechapel area of London, specifically.
|
Victims
|
Date & Day
|
Hi Temperture (Fahrenheit)
|
Lo Temperature (Fahrenheit)
|
Amount
of Rain
|
Amount of Cloud Cover
|
Remarks
|
Martha
Tabram
|
6 August
Monday
|
66.3 degrees |
50.2 degrees |
0.04 in |
100% |
|
7 August
Tuesday |
78.1 degrees |
55.5 degrees |
n/a |
70% |
|
Mary Ann
Nichols |
30 August
Thursday |
63.2 degrees |
50.5 degrees |
0.60 in |
50% |
T-Storm
2 - 3P.M. |
31 August
Friday |
63.0 degrees |
48.8 degrees |
0.01 in |
50% |
|
Annie
Chapman |
7 September
Friday |
65.9 degrees |
50.8 degrees |
0.02 in |
70% |
|
8 September
Saturday |
58.2 degrees |
47.4 degrees |
0.01 in |
30% |
|
Elizabeth
Stride
&
Catherine
Eddowes |
29 September
Saturday |
66.4 degrees |
55.4 degrees |
0.27 in |
100% |
|
30 September
Sunday |
53.4 degrees |
44.7 degrees |
n/a |
50% |
|
Mary Jane
Kelly |
8 November
Thursday |
44.5 degrees |
36.2 degrees |
0.16 in |
100% |
|
9 November
Friday |
46.0 degrees |
39.0 degrees |
n/a |
100% |
|
