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third week in November, rain, with frequent intervals of 

 sunny weather. To the end of December, dark, dripping fogs. 



1775. To the end of the first fortnight in March, rain 

 almost 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 of 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 30th of May, dry, dark, 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 10th of January, hard frost: to the 20th 

 of January, foggy, with frequent showers. To the 18th of 

 February, hard, dry frost, with snow. To the end of 

 May, heavy showers, with intervals of warm, dry, spring 

 days. To the 8th of July, dark, with heavy rain : to the 

 18th of July, dry, warm weather: to the end of July, very 

 heavy rains. To the 12th of October, remarkably fine, 

 warm weather. To the end of the year, gray, mild 

 weather, with but little rain, and still less frost. 



1778. To the 13th of January, frost, with a little snow: 

 to the 24th of January, rain : to the 30th, hard frost. To 

 the 23rd of 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 1st, to the end of the first fortnight 

 in April, spring weather : to the end of the month, snow 

 and ice. To the llth of June, cool, with heavy showers. 

 To the 19th of July, hot, sultry, parching weather: to the 

 end of the month, heavy showers. To the end of Sep- 



