inclemency

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It offers no protection against inclemency of the weather.

From Time Magazine Archive

We suffered also greatly from the inclemency of the weather, as we had no tent to shelter us.

From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Tyrrell, J. B.

Sēvēre′ness; Sēver′ity, quality of being severe: gravity: harshness: exactness: inclemency.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

They were also night and day exposed to the inclemency of the weather, and yet loved so much the independence in which they lived, that no one murmured.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter

The inclemency of the weather increased the feeling of loneliness and isolation which had seized upon Forrester since the departure of his family.

From The Secret Toll by Thorne, Paul And Mabel