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

 weather. To the 18th December, grey 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 3d 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, 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 deg. below 0). 



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

 with wind continued to January 28. To 15th March, very 

 hard frost. To 21st March, mild with sprinkling 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, w r ith 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 1 8th 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 21st January, deep snow. To 

 February 11, mild with frequent rains. To 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 2d 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. 



