THE WEATHER, 
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1783. To January 16^ rainy^ with heavy winds: to the 
24th^ hard frost. To the end of the first fori/night in 
February, blowing, with much rain. To the end of 
February, stormy, dripping weather. To the 9 th of May, 
cold, harsh winds (thick ice on the 5th of May) . To the 
end of August, hot weather with frequent showers. To 
the 23rd of September, mild, with heavy driving rains. 
To [November 12, dry, mild weather. To the 18th of 
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 of January, the other, the 5th of February: to 
February 28, mild, wet fogs. To the 3rd of 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 of September. 
To the end of the year, fog, rain, and hard frost (on 
December 10, the therm. 1 deg. below 0.) 
1785. A thaw began on the 2nd of January, and rainy 
weather with wind continued to January 28. To the 15th 
of March, very hard frost: to the 21st of March, mild, 
with sprinkling showers. To April 7j hard frost. To May 
17, mild, windy weather, without a drop of rain: to the 
end of May, cold, with a few showers. To June 9, mild 
weather, with frequent soft showers. To July 13, hot, dry 
weather, with a few showery intervals: to July 22, heavy 
rain. To the end of September, warm, with frequent 
showers. To the end of October, frequent rain. To the 
18th of [N'ovember, dry, mild weather. (Haymaking 
finished November 9, and the wheat harvest November 14.) 
To December 23, rain. To the end of the year hard frost. 
1786. To the 7th of January, frost and snow; to January 
13, mild, with much rain: to the 21st of January, deep 
snow. To February 11, mild, with frequent rains; to the 
21st of February, dry, with high winds. To the lOtli of 
