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SUMMARY OF THE WEATHER. 
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 inter- 
vals 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 Feb- 
ruary, 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 18th July, dry, warm 
weather. To the end of July, very heavy rains. To the 12th 
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 January, rain : to the 30th, hard frost. To the 23rd Feb- 
ruary, 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 11th of June, cool, with heavy 
showers. To the 19th July, hot, sultry, parching weather. To 
the end of the month, heavy showers. To the end of September, 
dry warm weather. To the end of the year, wet, with consider- 
able intervals of sunshine. 
1779. Frost and showers to the end of January. To 21st April, 
warm dry weather. To 8th May, rainy. To the 7th June, dry 
and warm. To the 6th July, hot weather, with frequent rain. 
To the 18th July, dry hot weather. To August 8, hot weather, 
with frequent rains. To the end of August, fine dry harvest 
weather. To the end of November, fine autumnal weather with 
intervals of rain. To the end of the year, rain with frost and 
snow. 
1780. To the end of January, frost. To the end of February, 
dark, harsh weather, with frequent intervals of frost. To the end 
