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1782. To February 4th, open mild weather. To February 

 22nd, hard frost. To the end of March, cold blowing weather, 

 with frost and snow and rain. To May 7th, cold dark rains. To 

 the end of May, mild, with incessant rains. To the end of June, 

 warm and dry. To the end of August warm, with almost per- 

 petual rains. The first fortnight in September mild and dry; 

 thence to the end of the month, rain. To the end of October^ 

 mild with frequent showers. November began with hard frost, and 

 continued throughout with alternate frost and thaw. The first 

 part of December frosty : the latter part mild. 



1783. To January i6th, rainy with heavy winds. To the 24th, 

 hard frost. To the end of the first fortnight in February, blowing, 

 with much rain. To the end of February, stormy dripping 

 weather. To the 9th May, cold harsh winds (thick ice on 5th 

 May). To the end of August, hot weather, with frequent showers. 

 To the 23rd September, mild, with heavy driving rains. To 

 November i2th, dry mild weather. To the i8th December, grey 

 soft weather, with a few showers. To the end of the year, hard 

 frost. 



1784. To February ipth, hard frost, with two thaws : one the 

 1 4th January, the other 5th February. To February 28th, mild 

 wet fogs. To the 3rd March, frost with ice. To March joth, 

 sleet and snow. To April 2nd, snow and hard frost. To April 

 27th, mild weather, with much rain. To May i2th, cold drying 

 winds. To May 2oth, hot cloudless weather. To June 27th, warm 

 with frequent showers. To July i8th, hot and dry. To the end 

 of August, warm with heavy rains. To November 6th, clear mild 

 autumnal weather, except a few days of rain at the latter end of 

 September. To the end of the year, fog, rain, and hard frost (on 

 December loth, the thermometer i below o). 



1785. A thaw began on the 2nd January, and rainy weather 

 with wind continued to January 28th. To i5th March, very hard 

 frost. To 2ist March, mild, with sprinkling showers. To April 7th, 

 hard frost. To May i7th, mild windy weather, without a drop of 

 rain. To the end of May, cold, with a few showers. To June Qth, 

 mild weather, with frequent soft showers. To July i3th, hot dry 

 weather, with a few showery intervals. To July 22nd, heavy rain. 



