SUMMARY OF THE WEATHER 455 



frequent intervals of sunny weather. To the end of 

 December, dark dripping fogs. 



1775. T° *^^ ^"^'^ °^ 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 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, dark, dry 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 loth oi January, hard frost. To the 

 20th of January, foggy, with frequent showers. To 

 the 1 8 th of February, hard dry frost with snow. To 

 the end of May, heavy showers, with intervals of warm 

 dry spring days. To the 8th July dark, with heavy 

 rain. To the i8th July, dry warm weather. To the 

 end of July, very heavy rains. To the 12 th October, 

 remarkably fine warm weather. To the end of the year, 

 grey mild weather, with but little rain, and still less 

 frost. 



1778. To the 13th of January, frost, with a litde snow; 

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

 the 23rd 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 first, to the end of the first fortnight in April, 

 spring weather. To the end of the month, snow and ice. 

 To the nth of June, cool, with heavy showers. To the 



