CLIMATE. 



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In Wermland when the thermometer falls as low as Zero, 

 Fahrenheit_, I used to fancy it cold, but anything under that 

 (and it rarely exceeds 25 C.), I could very well stand 

 with a good pea-jacket and gloves. I once felt it as cold as 

 26 C. in Wermland, but I do not ever remember it 

 colder. The winter usually sets in about the beginning of 

 November, but we are sure to have frosts and thaws before 

 the real winter comes on, about Christmas. 



The spring is late, and when there is a deep snow it 

 lies on the ground in Wermland often till the middle of 

 April. 



In the middle of Sweden we may reckon the four winter 

 months to be December, January, February, and March. 

 Spring April and May. Summer June, July, August. 

 Autumn September, October, November. 



The winter is certainly a dull, dreary, monotonous season 



