翻刻
紅花盛之節雨にて出来至極宜候よしにて仲
買人ともにて買立白井戸村辺上花にて五百
【「匁」を見せ消ち】目より五百三四十目位より段々有之候
十七日 朝より快晴暑気風なし終日大暑
《割書：七十九度｜八十七度》 ニ而夕方くもり南の方ニ少々雷
聲あり夜五時雨降直止四ツ時む
ら雲
上川筋度々雨有之候由ニ候得共此辺ハ暫雨
なしにて大暑なり
十八日 朝より大暑風なし終日大暑八ツ
《割書：七十六度｜九十度》 過ほろ〳〵雨直ニ止快晴夜中迄
《割書：四五日ハ近年稀成｜大暑や》 しのきかね候程之大暑
十九日 明方雨少々ふる直ニ止大暑むら
《割書：八十一度｜八十八度》 雲風なしにて大暑凌かね候程也
《割書： 大暑 ｜》 八ツ過南の方雷聲此辺も雨少しふ
る東の方江虹吹又々北の方ニ雷
聲壹時斗にて止夜五ツ半時ゟ四
時まて雨つよし
廿日 朝よりくもり大暑四ツ時雨降直
現代語訳
紅花盛りの節、雨にて出来至極よろしく候由にて、仲買人共にて買い立て、白井戸村辺上花にて五百目より五百三四十目位より段々これあり候。
十七日 朝より快晴、暑気風なし。終日大暑にて夕方曇り、南の方に少々雷声あり。夜五時雨降るもすぐ止む。四つ時むら雲。
上川筋度々雨ありの由に候えども、この辺はしばらく雨なしにて大暑なり。
十八日 朝より大暑風なし。終日大暑、八つ過ぎにぽろぽろ雨、すぐに止み快晴。夜中まで凌ぎかねる程の大暑。
十九日 明け方雨少々降る、すぐに止む。大暑むら雲風なしにて、大暑凌ぎかねる程なり。八つ過ぎ南の方雷声、この辺も雨少し降る。東の方へ虹立つ。また北の方に雷声一時ほどにて止む。夜五つ半時より四時まで雨強し。
二十日 朝より曇り大暑。四つ時雨降りすぐ
英語訳
During the peak safflower season, the rain made the crop quality extremely good, so middlemen bought them up. In the Shiraitomura area, top-grade flowers were priced from 500 me to around 530-540 me, with various grades available.
17th day: Clear weather from morning, hot with no wind. Extremely hot all day, became cloudy in the evening with some thunder sounds from the south. Rain fell at the fifth hour of night but stopped immediately. Scattered clouds at the fourth hour.
Along the upper river areas, there has been frequent rain, but in this area there has been no rain for some time and it remains extremely hot.
18th day: Extremely hot from morning with no wind. Extremely hot all day. After the eighth hour, light rain fell but stopped immediately, becoming clear. The heat was so intense it was unbearable until midnight.
19th day: Light rain fell at dawn, stopped immediately. Extremely hot with scattered clouds and no wind, heat so intense it was unbearable. After the eighth hour, thunder sounds from the south, light rain also fell in this area. A rainbow appeared toward the east. Thunder sounds again from the north, lasting about one hour before stopping. Heavy rain from half past the fifth hour of night until the fourth hour.
20th day: Cloudy from morning, extremely hot. Rain fell at the fourth hour, stopped immediately.