460 The Natural History of Selborne 



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 3<Dth 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 considerable 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 1 8th 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, cool with heavy showers. 

 To the 1 9th July, hot, sultry, parching weather. To the end 

 of the month, heavy showers. To the end of September, dry 

 warm weather. To the end of the year wet, with considerable 

 intervals of sunshine. 



1779. Frost and showers to the end of January. To 2ist April, 

 warm dry weather. To 8th May, rainy. To 7th June, dry and 



