Beautiful weather for the election, calm, sunny, almost cloudless.

May 2nd. Wandered round in a daze at lunchtime, partly lack of sleep, partly the sun blazing down out of a cloudless sky, mostly political amazement.

'A warm spell at the beginning'

May 5th. Weather windy and cloudy with rain ite, pressure dropped to 987 mb.

'and then a cold snap straight after...'

May 6th. Cold and windy; rain, hail, snow, but brightened up about 4.30.

'Some snow as far south as...' [...]