Well contrary to popular belief, colder climate regimes are stormier and
have wilder temperature swings, "Little Ice Age" of which 1779 was a
part of. Warmer climates regimes are generally less stormy, mainly because
the temperature differential between the poles and the equator is somewhat
less.

About time this point was made because it has relevance to global warming.
No doubt about the world being a considerably warmer place than it was
(whatever the cause) but why it should lead to greater storminess is not
obvious. But has the year-to-year variability of monthly CET changed? A
statistical test may provide the answer and shouldn't be too difficult to
perform.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.