31

1769

a fine dry day

( Done wt the 4 rigs of the Wt Sheed of How 

the Head rigs and the east Sheed My Daughter

Bella went for Westra her Aunt went to Eda wt her 

& rtd before Dinner )

2019

a very fine day – still & sunny

W

SW

30

1769

fine dry weather wt a brisk gale

( my Plewghs doen wt the Sheed of How 

excepting 4 rigs sown thereof in the Evening )

SE

SSE

2019

fine & very windy day with some squalls of hail

W

NNW

29

1769

A fine dry day

( done wt Ploughing Halksness & Sown the 

Long Land of Lantea & a pt of the Sands )

SSE

2019

Wind dropped through morning

midday drizzle & mist then brighter evening

W

WNW

28

1769

A fine dry day

( done wt sowing the Park my Plewghs

done wt Lantea & part of the Sands )

SSE

2019

very windy & overcast

SW

27

1769

A fine fair day

( begun plowing in Halksness wt 4 Plewghs )

S

2019

a very windy overcast morning 

 afternoon a little calmer & hazy

W

WSW

Sund 26

1769

A fine fair day all day

( Thos Balfour wt to Stronsay in the Evening )

W

2019

A very windy day with low cloud & drizzle

W

25

1769

Thick weather

( Sown the lower outbreaks of Inglea 

Thomas Balfour came to Stove & Stayed all Night )

NW

2019

little wind and some sun in morning then overcast

NW

W

24

1769

A very good day

( mucking to Inglea wt the Tummel therof )

W

2019

 all day a squally gale with bright intervals

W 

NW

23

1769

Sheurs of Rain & gale of wd

( put 3 other Cassies bear to the Miln

had 2 men att the dyke at Smornie )

W

2019

Gale all day with squalls in the morning

& afternoon sun

W

22

1769

A very good day

( mucking upon the Horses as the day before & put 

3 Cassies to the Miln & set her grinding some )

Rain att Night

SW

2019

Gale all day with dark sky & showers 

bright in the afternoon

WSW

W

21

1769

A fine day

( went for Eda allong wt Broughs Sloop 

wt my wife in our way to Stove came there about 

2 Brough along wt us he returned to Eda after Tea

my Horses carting Ware at Quoyness ) 

2019

a fine calm day with sunshine & clouds

WNW

S

20

Equinox

1769

A fine morning about 8 smal Rain wd SW 

att 9 a hard gale of wd at N NW wt Rain

( heard first of the Douglas having gained his Cause )

Equinox

2019

  windy with bright spells in morning

increasing wind & light rain in afternoon

NW

S

SW

Sun 19

1769

a very good forenoon Rain att night

S

2019

very overcast & windy throughout day 

increasing to strong by evening

SSW

W

18

1769

less wind but Rain & variable wd @

SW

2019

Very still & fine day

S

17

1769

Such weather as above all day wt wd @

NW

2019

fine bright day very windy

N

NNW

16

1769

A hard gale of wd all day wind variable wt Sheurs

of Rain mostly @

NW

NNW

2019

 calm and cloudy all day

WSW

N

15

1769

A hard gale of wd all day wt Sheurs of Rain

soft weather in the evening but a bad Sky

W

2019

windy with Rain in the morning & bright afternoon

calmer misty evening

W

14

1769

less wind & dry but so much as 

we could not get  to Sanday

( re:d to Cleat gave Brough my Memr:l & 

took from him 30 deals @ 10 pr pr is 1£ 3 Sh )

S

2019

A  fine bright day occasional heavy showers

NW

W

13

1769

A gale of wd wt thick weather

( my Wife & me wt to Noltland before Dinner

there all night )

Rain

SSE

2019

wind eased overnight 

a fine bright day

NW

Sund 12

1769

much wind wt some sheurs

( Mr Balfour wt home )

SE

Bright day with much wind becoming 

gale force for a while in the afternoon

SW

S

11

1769

Such weather as the day befor 

with some sheurs of Rain

SE

2019

fine & bright with cold wind

W

10

1769

A hard gale of wd all day

( Brough began to Sow Oats at Cleat )

SE

2019

light snow on the ground in the morning

a fair day mostly cloudy but very still

SW

E

9

1769

a hard gale of wind all day

( I think my Horses mucking upon the Lower land )

SW

2019

  overnight gale & throughout day with 

some rain then calmer by evening

W

WNW

8

1769

A fine dry morning

( went to Westra for my Wife )

S

2019

overcast and cold morning

then rain at midday and wind increasing slightly

bright evening

NW

WSW

S

7

1769

A fine dry day

( Sown the 8 head rigs of Inglea )

2019

bright & cold with gale all day

easing by the evening

NNE

N

6

1769

A very fine fair day

( Mr Dinnison his Wife & mine went to Westra

my Goods sent there was 8 half bars grease 

butter 2 bars beef & 18 Spindles Linen yarn

& by Mr Dennison of Rabit Skins 24 dozen )
SE

2019

cold & cloudy with increasing wind 

turning to gale force & rain by evening

NE

Suny 5

1759

A fine forenoon midday Rain & a fine evening

( Mr Dinnison wt to Eda & Retd )

SW

2019

fine cloudy & very calm

NE

E

4

1769

A fine dry day all day

( grinding as before Bear meal & drying Bear )

SSW

2019

A fine day with light wind & rain late afternoon

W

3

1789

Rain almost all day

( got the last of the meal from the Miln 

Proof Cast the Stack of Volyar )

WSW 

2019

overnight a small gale easing next day 

then fine with some afternoon sun

SSW

2

1769

a very good day

( got home 16 Cassies of meal from the Miln )

SW

2019

fine calm morning with sunshine then heavy rain

with increasing wind late afternoon

SW

SSE

SW

Gardemeles Climate Change Report / Part 3

Wed. 1 1769

A fine day

( my wife got ground 7 Cassies of 

bear meal & 20 Cassies Otts )

NW

2019

moderate but increasing wind overcast all day

S

Part 3 takes place throughout the equinoctial month of March

which compares the weather now with that of 250 years ago

In the year 1769 lighting conductors were erected 

on tall building, following a lighting strike in Italy 

that ignited 90 tons of gunpowder, James Watt built an 

experimental steam engine, Napoleon was born in Corsica & 

Britain's first Co-operative Society was founded by Scottish weavers.

( For full introduction see August 31st 2018 in Gardemeles archive. )