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of March, warm, showery, spring weather. To the end of April, 

 dark harsh weather, with rain and frost. To the end of the first 

 fortnight in May, mild, with rain. To the end of August, rain 

 and fair weather in pretty equal proportions. To the end of 

 October, fine autumnal weather, with intervals of rain. To the 

 24th November, frost. To December 16, mild dry foggy weather. 

 To the end of the year frost and snow. 



1781. To January 25, frost and snow. To the end of Feb- 

 ruary, harsh and windy, with rain and snow. To April 5, cold 

 drying winds. To the end of May, mild spring weather, with a 

 few light showers. June began with heavy rain, but thence to 

 the end of October, dry weather, with a few flying showers. To 

 the end of the year, open weather with frequent rains. 



1782. To Februaiy 4, open mild weather. To February 22, 

 hard frost. To the end of March, cold blowing weather, with 

 frost and snow and rain. To May 7, cold dark rains. To the 

 end of May, mild, with incessant rains. To the end of June, 

 warm and dry. To the end of August warm, with almost per- 

 petual rains. The first fortnight in September mild and dry ; 

 thence to the end of the month, rain. To the end of October, 

 mild with frequent showers. November began with hard frost, 

 and continued throughout with alternate frost and thaw. The 

 first part of December frosty ; the latter part mild. 



1783. To January 16, rainy with heavy winds. To the 24th, 

 hard frost. To the end of the first fortnight in February, blow- 

 ing, with much rain. To the end of February, stormy dripping 

 weather. To the 9th of May, cold harsh winds (thick ice on 5th 

 of May). To the end of August, hot weather, with frequent 

 showers. To the 23d September, mild, with heavy driving rains. 

 To November 12, dry, mild weather. To the 18th December, 

 gray 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 

 14th January, the other 5th February. To February 28, mild 

 wet fogs. To the 3d March, frost with ice. To March 10, sleet 

 and snow. To April 2, 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 18, 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 



