inclemency

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It offers no protection against inclemency of the weather.

From Time Magazine Archive

They ascended to the battlements, and faced the inclemency of the weather.

From Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy

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)

Besides, they generally want the means of shelter against the inclemency of the weather and against pursuit by their enemies, which holes and dens afford to burrowing animals and to some larger beasts of prey.

From Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.

At all events, we meet with similar conditions in several monuments, which for ages have braved the inclemency of recurring seasons.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick