43 SUMMARY OF THE WEATHER. 



fine weather in the intervals. To the middle of March, wind and 

 rain. To the end of March, dry and windy. To the middle of 

 April, stormy, with rain. To the end of June, fine weather with 

 rain. To the beginning of August, warm, dry weather. To the 

 end of September, rainy with short intervals of fine weather. To 

 the latter end of October, frosty mornings, with fine days. The 

 next fortnight rainy ; thence to the end of November dry and 

 frosty. December, windy, with rain and intervals of frost, and 

 the first fortnight very foggy. 



1770. Frost for the first fortnight: during the i4th and i5th 

 all the snow melted. To the end of February, mild hazy weather. 

 The whole of March, frosty, with bright weather. April, cloudy, 

 with rain and snow. May began with summer showers, and ended 

 with dark, cold rains. June, rainy, chequered with gleams of 

 sunshine. The first fortnight in July, dark and sultry ; the latter 

 part of the month, heavy rain. August, September, and the first 

 fortnight in October, in general fine weather, though with frequent 

 interruptions of rain ; from the middle of October to the end of 

 the year almost incessant rains. 



1771. Severe frosts till the last week in January. To the first 

 week in February, rain and snow : to the end of February, spring 

 weather. To the end of the third week in April, frosty weather. 

 To the end of the first fortnight in May, spring weather, with 

 copious showers. To the end of June, dry, warm weatl.er. The 

 first fortnight in July, warm, rainy weather. To the end of Sep- 

 tember, warm weather, but in general cloudy, with showers. October 

 rainy. November frost, with intervals of fog and rain. December, 

 in general, bright, mild weather, with hoar frosts. 



1772. To the end of the first week in February, frost and snow. 

 To the end of the first fortnight in March, frost, sleet, rain, and 

 snow. To the middle of April, cold rains. To the middle of 

 May, dry weather, with cold piercing winds. To the end of the 

 first week in June, cool showers. To the middle of August, hot, 

 dry, summer weather. To the end of September, rain with storms 

 and thunder. To December 2 2nd, rain with mild weather. December 

 23rd, the first ice. To the end of the month cold, foggy weather. 



1773. The first week in January, frost; thence to the end of 



