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T ABLE 2. Seasonal summary 1751 — 1760
Tafla 2. Megineinkenni árstíða 1751 — 1760
Year District Winter Spring Summer Autumn Sea ice
W SP SM A
North Reasonable Cold Good on whole Variable X X
1751 South Mainly mild Mainly good Good & dry
East Wet
West Mainly severe Very cold Dry Quite good
North Good then hard Severe Wet, cold Fairly mild
1752 South East Good then severe Cold Cold & wet Quite good
West Good then severe Severe Mainly wet Snows
North Quite good, calm Sometimes cold Mainly good Rain, snow, sleet
1753 South East Fairly hard Often windy Good then wet
West Quite hard Wet Very severe
North Extremely severe Cold & dry Cold Wet & stormy
1754 South East Very severe Hard & cold Very cold Wet & windy
West Very severe Continual rain
North Good then severe Severe Very wet Wet then good
1755 South East Mainly mild Harsh & cold Good Cold, frost, snow
West Good then harsh Severe
North Very severe Very severe Very cold Cloudy, wet, cold X X
1756 South Very severe Very severe Cold, dry then wet Wet X
East Very severe X
West Very severe Severe & wet
North Severe Severe Good then wet, cold Quite good X X
1757 South East Severe Harsh Cold & wet Mainly wet
West Severe
North Mild then hard Good & calm Variable Quite good
1758 South East Mainly good Mild, wet Very good Good but wet
West Mainly good Very good Mainly good, dry Reasonable
North Mild then hard Severe Very cold Tolerable X X
1759 South East Mainly good Cold-variable Good Wet X
West Cold & dry Reasonable
North Mainly good Mainly good Good, dry Often severe X
1760 South East Mild Good Good Good
West Mainly good Dry then wet
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