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.

He constructs no clothing, nor any covering to shield him from the inclemency of the weather, but is satisfied with tawny, shaggy covering, which nature has provided.

From Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation by Jones, Jesse H.

In some portions of Mars no structures are used at all, owing to the mildness of the climate and the total absence of inclemency in the slightest degree.

From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)

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