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where they had grown, after which they remained upright 

 in a flourishing condition. A tempest also at North 

 Shields, where the hailstones were as large as pigeons' 

 eggs (Boyle). 



1787 Wheat, 41 j. id. per qr. (Official Returns). 



Very dry autumn. River Wily dry as far as Brixton 

 Deverell (Hoare). 



Rainfall at Selborne, 36*24 in. To January 24th, dark, 

 moist, mild weather. To 28th, frost and snow. To 

 February i6th, mild, showery weather. To 28th, dry and 

 cool. To March loth, stormy, with driving rain. To 

 24th, bright, frosty weather. To the end of April, mild, 

 with frequent rain. To May 22nd, fine, bright weather. 

 To the end of June, mostly warm, with frequent showers 

 (on June yth ice as thick as a crown piece). To the 

 end of July, hot and sultry, with copious rain. To the 

 end of September, hot, dry weather, with occasional 

 showers. To November 23rd, mild, with light frosts and 

 rain. To the end of November, hard frost. To December 

 2ist, still and mild, with rain. To the end of the year, 

 frost (Gilbert White). 



Nov. i. Aurora borealis (G. White). 



Nov. 30. A comet (Boyle). 



August 9. Dreadful thunder (Whistlecraff). 



1788 June 26. A sewer burst in London by the extreme 

 pressure of the water in a heavy fall of rain. July n. 

 Serious inundations in Scotland and the north of England, 

 i 3th. Hailstones as large as a quart bottle fell in France, 

 and trees were torn up by the roots from Valence to 

 Lisle. August. Upwards of 5,000 horned cattle perished 

 from the dryness of the season. A frost lasted from 

 November to January, when the Thames was frozen over 

 and crossed opposite the Custom House. This frost was 

 general throughout Europe (Boyle). 



Wheat, 45J-. per qr. (Official Returns). 

 Rainfall at London, 14*892 in. (Dalton). 



