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dry mild weather. To the i8th 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 I4th 

 January, the other 5th February. To February 28, mild wet fogs. 

 To the 3rd March, frost with ice. To March 10, sleet and snow. 

 To April i, 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 1 8, 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 thermometer 

 i degree below o). 



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

 wind continued to January 28. To 1 5th March, very hard frost. 

 To 2ist 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, with 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 i8th of November, dry, mild weather. 

 (Haymaking 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 2ist January, deep snow. To February 

 1 1, mild with frequent rains. To 2ist February, dry, with high 

 winds. To loth March, hard frost. To I3th of April, wet, with 

 intervals of frost. To the end of April, dry, mild weather. On 

 the ist and 2nd May, thick ice. To loth May, heavy rain. To 

 June 14, fine warm dry weather. From the 8th to the nth 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. 



