440 SUMMARY OF THE WEATHER. 



heavy rain. To the iSth July, dry, warm weather. To the 

 end of July, very heavy rains. To the i2th October, remarkably 

 fine warm weather. To the end of the year, grey mild weather, 

 with but little rain, and still less frost. 



1778. To the 1 3th January, frost, with a little snow : to the 

 24th January, rain: to the 3oth, hard frost. To the 23rd 

 February, dark, harsh, foggy weather, with rain. To the end of 

 the month, hard frost, with snow. To the end of the first fortnight 

 in March, dark, harsh weather. From the first, to the end of the 

 first fortnight in April, spring weather. To the end of the month 

 snow and ice. To the nth June, cool, with heavy showers. 

 To the 1 9th July, hot, sultry, parching weather. To the end of 

 the month, heavy showers. To the end of September, dry warm 

 weather. To the end of the year wet, with considerable intervals 

 of sunshine. 



1779. Frost and showers to the end of January. To 2ist April, 

 warm dry weather. To 8th May, rainy. To the yth June, dry 

 and warm. To the 6th July, hot weather, with frequent rain. To 

 the 1 8th July, dry hot weather. To August 8th, hot weather, with 

 frequent rains. To the end of August, fine dry harvest weather. 

 To the end of November, fine autumnal weather, with intervals of 

 rain. To the end of the year, rain with frost and snow. 



1780. To the end of January, frost. To the end of February, 

 dark, harsh weather, with frequent intervals of frost. To the end 

 of March, warm showery spring weather. To the end of April, 

 dark harsh weather, with rain and frost. To the end of the first 

 fortnight in May, mild, with rain. To the end of August, rain 

 and fair weather in pretty equal proportions. To the end of 

 October, fine autumnal weather, with intervals of rain. To the 

 24th November, frost. To December i6th, mild dry foggy 

 weather. To the end of the year frost and snow. 



1781. To January 25th, frost and snow. To the end of 

 February, harsh and windy, with rain and snow. To April 5th, 

 cold, drying winds. To the end of May, mild spring weather, 

 with a few light showers. June began with heavy rain, but thence 

 to the end of October, dry weather, with a few flying showers. 

 To the end of the year, open weather with frequent rains. 



