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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 of November, frost. To 

 December 16, mild, dry, foggy weather. To the end of the 

 year, frost and snow. 



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

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

 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. 



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

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

 with frost, and snow, and rain. To May 7, 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 perpetual 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 alter- 

 nate frost and thaw. The first part of December frosty ; the 

 latter part mild. 



1783. To January 16, 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 of May, cold, harsh winds 

 (thick ice on 5th of May). To the end of August, hot 

 weather, with frequent showers. To the 23rd September, 

 mild, with heavy driving rains. To November 12th, dry, 

 mild weather. To the 18th December, gray, soft weather, 

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



1784. To February 19, hard frost, with two thaws ; one 

 the 14th January, the other 5th February. To February 28, 

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

 March 10, sleet and snow. To April 2, snow and hard frost. 

 To April 27, mild weather, with much rain. To May 12. 



