Weather Conditions for the Nights of the Whitechapel Murders
Weather Conditions for the Nights of the Whitechapel MurdersCourtesy 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% |
Times of Sunrise and Sunset for London, England
| Victims | Date & Day | Dawn | Sun Rise | Sunset | Dusk |
|
Martha Tabram |
6 August Monday |
0354 A.M. | 0433P.M. | 0737P.M. | 0816P.M. |
|
7 August Tuesday |
0356A.M. | 0435A.M. | 0735P.M. | 0814P.M. | |
|
Mary Ann Nichols |
30 August Thursday |
0436A.M. | 0511A.M. | 0649P.M. | 0724P.M. |
|
31 August Friday |
0437A.M. | 0512A.M. | 0647P.M. | 0721P.M. | |
|
Annie Chapman |
7 September Friday |
0449A.M. | 0523A.M. | 0631P.M. | 0705P.M. |
|
8 September Saturday |
0451A.M. | 0525A.M. | 0629P.M. | 0703P.M. | |
|
Elizabeth Stride & Catherine Eddowes |
29 September Saturday |
0525A.M. | 0558A.M. | 0542P.M. | 0614P.M. |
|
30 September Sunday |
0526A.M. | 0559A.M. | 0537P.M. | 0612P.M. | |
|
Mary Jane Kelly |
8 November Thursday |
0630A.M. | 0705A.M. | 0422P.M. | 0458P.M. |
|
9 November Friday |
0631A.M. | 0707A.M. | 0420P.M. | 0456P.M. |
Lunar Phases
| Victims | Date & Day | Lunar Phase | Description of Phase | Phase Image |
|
Martha Tabram |
6 August Monday |
Last Day Last Quarter |
Waning crescent with 2% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. |
|
|
7 August Tuesday |
New Moon |
0% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. |
||
|
Mary Ann Nichols |
30 August Thursday |
Second Day Last Quarter |
Waning
crescent with 41% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. |
|
|
31 August Friday |
Third Day Last Quarter |
Waning crescent with 32% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. |
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|
Annie Chapman |
7 September Friday |
Third Day New Moon |
Waxing crescent with 2% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. |
|
|
8 September Saturday |
Fourth Day New Moon |
Waxing crescent with 7% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. |
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|
Elizabeth Stride & Catherine Eddowes |
29 September Saturday |
Second Day Last Quarter |
Waning crescent with 39% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. |
|
|
30 September Sunday |
Third Day Last Quarter |
Waning crescent with 29% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. |
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|
Mary Jane Kelly |
8 November Thursday |
Fifth Day New Moon |
Waxing crescent with 27% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. |
|
|
9 November Friday |
Sixth Day New Moon |
Waxing crescent with 37% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. |