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and hot; thunder-storms were frequent in autumn. The year was very fine, and 
grain was cheaper than it had been for many years past. 
1776. — In January thei-e fell a greater quantity of snow than had fallen for some 
years, and the frost was supposed to have been the most severe since 1740. The 
frost went away at the beginning of February, and the weather following was mild 
and wet ; it became hot about the middle of April. May was cold and dry, with north 
winds ; after this the weather was mostly fine till the end of December, when there 
was a sharp frost. 
1777- — The year began with a sharp frost, and heavy falls of snow continued till 
towards the end of February ; for a few days about the end of March the weather was 
unusually hot, the reading of the thermometer being nearly 70 ° ; after this the weather 
was windy and cold till June. The latter part of the summer and autumn was fine. 
The year ended with frost and snow. 
1778. — There were frost and snow at the beginning of the year; the beginning of 
April was fine. The summer was fine and hot, supposed at the time to have been as 
fine a summer as that of 1762, if not as fine as the summer of 1750. Frosty mornings 
began in September, but were less frequent afterwards. On the last day of this year 
there was a violent storm, supposed by some to have been as violent as that of 1703. 
1779 . — After the beginning of January there was no frost; the spring months were 
remarkably v/arm. In February wall fruit flowered ; the middle of April was quite 
hot, as was the summer and autumn ; about the middle of November there was a little 
frost, and again on December 22 : there was much sickness this year. 
1780. — This year began with a frost almost as severe as that in 1772; there was not 
much snow, and the weather continued severe till near the end of February. The 
month of March was warm ; it was hot from July to September, and mostly mild till 
Chnstmas, when a frost set in. The year was sickly. 
1781. — There was a little frost at the beginning of the year; the spring was mild, 
the summer was hot, and the ground was much burned. Autumn was fine and plea- 
sant, and there were only a few frosty mornings during the remainder of the year. 
1782. — The beginning of the year was mild, but in February it was frosty, and the 
remainder of the winter was severe ; the spring was cold ; nearly 12 inches of rain fell 
in April and May; the weather was fine in June, but bad afterwards ; the autumn 
was cold ; it was severe in November, and during the first half of December. 
1783. — The spring was pleasant, with frosty mornings very constant till near April. 
A remarkable haze was prevalent all over Europe during the summer. The autumn 
was fine, and the weather was mostly mild till the last week in December, when a 
great fall of snow took place. 
1784. — There was steady frost with snow till February 21, and till the end of 
March the mornings were frosty ; and at the end of March there were cold winds with 
snow. This weather continued till the middle of April ; and till the first week in May 
frosty mornings were frequent, and the remainder of May was exceedingly hot. There 
