A wet March makes a sad autumn? How Victorians viewed weather

1856 guide offers insight into era's thinking, including how spring weather would affect future harvestsThe Victorians did not have much idea what caused weather patterns but they knew what effect they had on their welfare.Enquire Within Upon Everything, "the indispensable guide to living", published in 1856, poses many important questions and provides answers. Among the topics is spring weather and the effect it will have on future harvests. For example: what is the use of March winds? "They dry the soil, (which is saturated by the floods of February) break up the heavy clods, and fit the land for the seeds which are committed to it." Continue reading...