inclemency

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It offers no protection against inclemency of the weather.

From Time Magazine Archive

The air with sultry heats began to glow, The wings of winds were clogg’d with ice and snow; And shivering mortals into houses driven, Sought shelter from the inclemency of heaven.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

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

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.