400 SUMMARY OF THE WEATHER. 



July, dark and sultry ; the latter part of the month, 

 heavy rain. August, September, and the first fort- 

 night 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 

 weather. The first fortnight in July, warm,, rainy 

 weather. To the end of September, 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 22, rain, with mild weather. December 

 23, the first ice. To the end of the month, cold, 

 foggy weather. 



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

 the end of 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. Fre- 

 quent showers to the latter end of April. To the 

 end of June, warm showers, with intervals of sun- 

 shine. To the end of August, dry weather, with a 

 few days of rain. To the end of the first fortnight 



