January 31, 1776
Posted by sydney on Jan 31st, 1776
Below zero!! 32 deg. below the freezing point. At eleven it rose to 16 1/2. Rime. A most unusual degree of cold for S.E. England.
January 29, 1776
Posted by sydney on Jan 29th, 1776
An intense frost usually befalls in Jan: our Saxon fore-fathers call’d that month with no small propriety wolf-month; because the severe weather brought down those ravenous beasts out of the woods among the villages.
January 28, 1776
Posted by sydney on Jan 28th, 1776
Fierce frost, ice under people’s beds, & cutting winds. Thermr at Selborne: abroad, 7.
January 26, 1776
Posted by sydney on Jan 26th, 1776
Snow very thick on the roofs & in areas.
January 23, 1776
Posted by sydney on Jan 23rd, 1776
Therm: in London areas 20. The ground covered with snow & everything frozen up.
January 21, 1776
Posted by sydney on Jan 21st, 1776
Flocks of wild-geese pass over. Snow lies very deep.
January 20, 1776
Posted by sydney on Jan 20th, 1776
Fierce frost, sun: none since the snow fell; grey. Clouds fly some from the N.W. some from the E. Hares, compelled by hunger, come into my garden, & eat the pinks. Lambs fall, & are frozen to the ground.
January 19, 1776
Posted by sydney on Jan 19th, 1776
Snow falling, grey & light, dark & still.
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