Mean daily maximum temperature - deg C: 38.5: Highest daily Max Temp - deg C: 45.1: Mean daily minimum temperature - deg C: 22.3: Lowest daily Min Temp - deg C: 12.7: Mean monthly rainfall - mm: 15.9: Mean no. of raindays: 3.5: Highest monthly rainfall - mm: 58.6: Lowest monthly rainfall - mm: 0.6: Mean no. of clear days: 10.8: Mean no. of cloudy days: 6.8
Blake married Catherine â who was five years his junior â on 18 August 1782 in St. Mary's Church, Battersea. Illiterate, Catherine signed her wedding contract with an 'X'. They remained together until his death in 1827. Blake taught her to read and write, and also to use his printing-press.
William Blake (28 November 1757 â 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker.Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age.His prophetic poetry has been said to form what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language.argely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic poetry has been said to form what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language.