364 SUMMAET OF THE WEATHER. 



cold, drying winds. To May 20, hot, cloudless weather. To 

 June 27, warm, with frequent showers. To July 18, hot, and 

 dry. To the end of August, warm, with heavy rains. To 

 November 6, 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 10, the 

 therm. 1 degree below 0) . 



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

 weather, with wind, continued to January 28. To 15th 

 March, very hard frost. To 21st March, mild, with sprink- 

 ling showers. To April 7, hard frost. To May 17, mild, 

 windy weather, without a drop of rain. To the end of May, 

 cold, with a few showers. To June 9, mild weather, with 

 frequent soft showers. To July 13, hot, dry weather, with 

 a few showery intervals. To July 22, heavy rain. To the 

 end of September, warm, with frequent showers. To the end 

 of October, frequent rain. To 18th of November, dry, mild 

 weather. (Hay-making finished November 9, and the wheat 

 harvest November 14.) To December 23, rain. To the end 

 of the year, hard frost. 



1786. To the 7th January, frost and snow. To January 

 13, mild, with much rain. To the 21st January, deep snow. 

 To February 11, mild, with frequent rains. 21st February, 

 dry, with high winds. To 10th March, hard frost. To 13th 

 April, wet, with intervals of frost. To the end of April, dry, 

 mild weather. On the 1st and 2nd May, thick ice. To 10th 

 May, heavy rain. To June 14, fine, warm, dry weather. 

 From the 8th to the llth July, heavy showers. To October 

 13, warm, with frequent showers. To October 19, ice. To 

 October 24, mild, pleasant weather. To November 3, frost. 

 To December 16, rain, with a few detached days of frost. 

 To the end of the year, frost and snow. 



1787. To January 24, dark, moist, mild weather. To 

 January 28, frost and snow. To February 16, mild, showery 

 weather. To February 28, dry, cool weather. To March 10, 

 stormy, with driving rain. To March 24, bright, frosty 

 weather. To the end of April, mild, with frequent rain. To 

 May 22, fine, bright weather. To the end of June, mostly 

 warm, with frequent showers (on June 7, ice as thick as a 

 crown piece). To the end of July, hot and sultry, with 

 copious rain. To the end of September, hot, dry weather, 



