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Wet season. Under average crops {Driver). 



Rainfall at Bedford, 19*6 in., of which 3 in June, 2\ in 

 July. Intense cold in January (Royal Agricultural 

 Society Journal). 



Very great snows. Very severe weather between 

 January 4th and February 24th. On January 2Oth, 

 thermometer at and below zero ( Whistlecraff). 



February 23. A great flood from frozen state of the 

 ground. October 28. A hurricane passed over the 

 western counties ( Waylen'), and it also did much damage 

 to London. 



Late unproductive harvest. Cold wet summer (Times}. 



January 8. A very severe frost commenced and con- 

 tinued about five weeks, with some snow. Thermometer 

 5 or 6 below zero ; most of the evergreen shrubs were 

 killed. April 16. Continued snowstorms until 2oth, and 

 very cold (Cox). 



October 13. Snow (Miss Ormerod). 



February 24. Frost ended ( Whistlecrafi). 



Rainfall at Greenwich, 21-64 i n - J an - ? 79 i n - Feb., 

 i '8 1 in. March, o '9 1 in. April, 0*53 in. May, 1*37 in. 

 June, 4-61 in. July, rSo in. Aug., 0-93 in. Sept., 2-62 in. 

 Oct., i - 8o in. Nov., 2-91 in. Dec, 1-56 in. (Glaisher). 



In July the hay harvest was favoured by fine weather 

 for the greater part. August was very fine after 9th, and 

 September was a very fine harvest month (Brumham). 



May was fine and warm to loth, then cold piercing 

 winds and some winterly frosts to i9th. End of month 

 hot and sultry. June had very few hot days. The 

 rainfall was great on account of the great storms. In 

 July were some hot days before the middle of the month, 

 after it was cool for the season. August was cool. Sep- 

 tember was chiefly fine, and occasionally very hot. Oc- 

 tober, fine for about three weeks ( Whistlecraff). 

 1839 Wheat, jos. 8d. per qr. ; barley, 39^. 6d. oats, 

 2$s. nd. per qr. (Official Returns). 



