On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 14:21:47 +0000, John Hall
wrote:

I thought that 1740 and 1963 were thought to be about equal in terms of
CET? Unless that was for Jan-Feb only?
--
John Hall

I took a look at the data: December 1739 wasn't very cold in The
Netherlands. Jan-Feb were about on par with 1963. That explains a
lot I think.
Next to that: The spring of 1740 (especially May) was very cold and
the summer was quite miserable as well. That explains why 1740 was
an "annus horribilis" for the farmers all over western Europe.

For the whole range (for all months) see:
http://www.euronet.nl/users/e_wesker/weer/labrijn.html

NB: It is NOT homogeneous, but it gives you a very nice impression.

Mazzel & broge / kind regards, Evert Wesker
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
http://come.to/wesker (redirect URL, no adv's), or
http://www.euronet.nl/users/e_wesker/