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the month, dark rainy weather. The first fortnight in February, 

 hard frost. To the end of the first week in March, misty, showery 

 weather. Bright spring days to the close of the month. Frequent 

 showers to the latter end of April. To the end of June, warm 

 showers, with intervals of sunshine. To the end of August, dry 

 weather with a few days of rain. To the end of the first fortnight 

 in November, rainy. The next four weeks, frost : and thence to 

 the end of the year, rainy. 



1 774. Frost and rain to the end of the first fortnight in March ; 

 thence to the end of the month, dry weather. To the i5th 

 April, showers; thence to the end of April, fine spring days. 

 During May, showers and sunshine in about an equal proportion. 

 Dark rainy weather to the end of the third week in July ; thence 

 to the 24th August, sultry, with thunder and occasional showers. 

 To the end of the third week in November, rain, with frequent 

 intervals of sunny weather. To the end of December, dark, 

 dripping fogs. 



1775. To the end of the first fortnight in March, rain almost 

 every day. To the first week in April, cold winds, with showers 

 of rain and snow. To the end of June, warm, bright weather, 

 with frequent showers. The first fortnight in July, almost inces- 

 sant rains. To the 26th August, sultry weather with frequent 

 showers. To the end of the third week in September, rain with a 

 few intervals of fine weather. To the end of the year, rain with 

 intervals of hoar-frost and sunshine. 



1776. To January 24th, dark frosty weather, with much snow. 

 March 24th, to the end of the month, foggy with hoar-frost. To 

 the 3oth May, dark, dry, harsh weather, with cold winds. To 

 the end of the first fortnight in July, warm, with much rain. To 

 the end of the first week in August, hot and dry, with intervals of 

 thunder showers. To the end of October, in general, fine season- 

 able weather, with a considerable proportion of rain. To the end 

 of the year, dry, frosty weather, with some days of hard rain. 



1777. To the zoth January, hard frost. To the 2oth January, 

 foggy, with frequent showers. To the i8th February, hard dry 

 frost with snow. To the end of May, heavy showers, with 

 intervals of warm dry spring days. To the 8th July, dark, with 



