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Rh 1782. To February 4th, open mild weather. To February 22nd, hard frost. To the end of March, cold blowing weather, with frost and snow and rain. To May 7th, cold dark rains. To the end of May, mild, with incessant rains. To the end of June, warm and dry. To the end of August warm, with almost perpetual rains. The first fortnight in September mild and dry; thence to the end of the month, rain. To the end of October, mild with frequent showers. November began with hard frost, and continued throughout with alternate frost and thaw. The first part of December frosty: the latter part mild.

1783. To January 16th, rainy with heavy winds. To the 24th, hard frost. To the end of the first fortnight in February, blowing, with much rain. To the end of February, stormy dripping weather. To the 9th May, cold harsh winds (thick ice on 5th May). To the end of August, hot weather, with frequent showers. To the 23rd September, mild, with heavy driving rains. To November 12th, dry mild weather. To the i8th December, grey soft weather, with a few showers. To the end of the year, hard frost.

1784. To February 19th, hard frost, with two thaws: one the 14th January, the other 5th February. To February 28th, mild wet fogs. To the 3rd March, frost with ice. To March 10th, sleet and snow. To April 2nd, snow and hard frost. To April 27th, mild weather, with much rain. To May i2th, cold drying winds. To May 20th, hot cloudless weather. To June 27th, warm with frequent showers. To July 18th, hot and dry. To the end of August, warm with heavy rains. To November 6th, 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 10th, the thermometer 1° below 0). 1785. A thaw began on the 2nd January, and rainy weather with wind continued to January 28th. To 15th March, very hard frost. To 21st March, mild, with sprinkling showers. To April 7th, hard frost. To May 17th, mild windy weather, without a drop of rain. To the end of May, cold, with a few showers. To June 9th, mild weather, with frequent soft showers. To July 13th, hot dry weather, with a few showery intervals. To July 22nd, heavy rain.