458 The Natural History of Selborne 



1771. Severe frosts till the last week in January. To the first 

 week in February, rain and snow : to the end of February, spring 

 weather. To the end of the third week in April, frosty weather. 

 To the end of the first fortnight in May, spring weather with copious 

 showers. To the end of June, dry, warm weather. The first fort- 

 night in July, warm, rainy weather. To the end of September, 

 warm weather, but in general cloudy, with showers. October rainy. 

 November frost, with intervals of fog and rain. December, in 

 general, bright, mild weather, with hoar-frosts. 



1772. To the end of the first week in February, frost and snow. 

 To the end of the first fortnight in March, frost, sleet, rain, and 

 snow. To the middle of April, cold rains. To the middle of May, 

 dry weather, with cold piercing winds. To the end of the first week 

 in June, cool showers. To the middle of August, hot, dry, summer 

 weather. To the end of September, rain, with storms and thunder. 

 To December 22, rain, with mild weather. December 23, the first 

 ice. To the end of the month, cold, foggy weather. 



1773. The first week in January, frost ; thence to the end of the 

 month, dark rainy weather. The first fortnight in February, hard 

 frost. To the end of the first week in March, misty, showery 

 weather. Bright spring days to the close of the month. Frequent 

 showers to the latter end of April. To the end of June, warm 

 showers with intervals of sunshine. To the end of August, dry 

 weather with a few days of rain. To the end of the first fortnight 

 in November, rainy. The next four weeks, frost : and thence to 

 the end of the year, rainy. 



1774. Frost and rain to the end of the first fortnight in March ; 

 thence to the end of the month, dry weather. To the I5th of 

 April, showers ; thence to the end of April, fine spring days. 

 During May, showers and sunshine in about an equal proportion. 

 Dark rainy weather to the end of the third week in July ; thence to 

 the 24th of August, sultry, 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. 



.1775. To the end of the first fortnight in March, rain almost 



