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with thunder and occasional showers. To the end of the 

 third week in November, rain, with frequent intervals of 

 sunny weather. To the end of December, dark, dripping fogs. 

 X 775- To the end of the first fortnight in March, rain 

 almost every day. To the first week in April, cold winds, 

 with showers of rain and snow. To the end of June, warm, 

 bright weather, with frequent showers. The first fortnight 

 in July, almost incessant rains. To the 26th August, sultry 

 weather with frequent showers. To the end of the third 

 week in September, rain, with a few intervals of fine weather. 

 To the end of the year, rain, with intervals of hoar-frost and 

 sunshine. 



1776. To January 24, dark frosty weather, with much 

 snow. March 24, to the end of the month, foggy, with hoar- 

 frost. To the 3oth of May, dark, dry harsh weather, with 

 cold winds. To the end of the first fortnight in July, warm, 

 with much rain. To the end of the first week in August, hot 

 and dry, with intervals of thunder showers. To the end of 

 October, in general, fine seasonable weather, with a consider- 

 able proportion of rain. To the end of the year, dry, frosty 

 weather, with some days of hard rain. 



1777. To the loth of January, hard frost. To the 2oth 

 of January, foggy, with frequent showers. To the i8th of 

 February, hard dry frost with snow. To the end of May, 

 heavy showers, with intervals of warm dry spring days. To 

 the 8th July, dark with heavy rain. To the i8th July, dry, 

 warm weather. To the end of July, very heavy rains. To 

 the 1 2th October, remarkably fine warm weather. To the 

 end of the year, grey mild weather, with but little rain, and 

 still less frost. 



1778. To the 1 3th of January, frost, with a little snow: to 

 the 24th January, rain : to the 3oth, hard frost. To the 23rd 

 February, dark, harsh foggy weather, with rain. To the end 

 of the month, hard frost, with snow. To the end of the first 

 fortnight in March, dark, harsh weather. From the first to 

 the end of the first fortnight in April, spring weather. To 

 the end of the month, snow and ice. To the nth of June, 



