OBSERVATIONS, JANUARY 1—11. 1843. 
SPECIES OF CLouDSs, &e. z Z 
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20. Linear cirri radiating from NW. to SE. ; loose cumuli on E. horizon. Ww 
23. Woolly cirri pointing from SE. + curl cirri to SW. pointing from NE., cumuli and linear cirri to SE, aie 
2. Linear cirri to W. pointing N. by W.; cum. on the horizon from NE. to SW by S.; some patches of seud_ || W 
_ 5. Patches of woolly cirri + loose ¢umuli nearly as before; linear cirri to W. pointing N. and S. [toE. || W 
20. Cirrous clouds 2 Ww 
23. Id; linear cirri. 
2. Semi-fluid-like mass of cirro-stratus. 
5. Id. 
20. Seud, &e. 
} 23. A bank of cirro-stratus to E., loose cumuli on Cheviot. 
2. Seud. 
5. Id. 
20. Scud, &d., linear cirri. 
} 28. Cumuli to E., bank of cirro-stratus, 
} 2. Cumuli and cirrous clouds to E. and NE., a few cirro-cumuli to S. 
5. Loose cumuli and seud. 
. Cirrous clouds; red to E.; clouds breaking. 
. Homogeneous mass of cirro-stratus. 
. Scud + long cumuli on E. horizon ; cirrous clouds above ; breaking to S. 
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5. Id. + cirrous clouds, linear cirri to W. 3 misty rain lately. 
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Id. + id; a few drops of rain. 
Id. 
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2. Id. + loose cumuli on E. horizon, linear cirri to S. 
5. Raining heavily. About 9" snow began to fall, and on the morning of the 8th about 6 inches had fallen. 
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0. Cirro-stratus. 
2. Cirro-cumuli and linear cirri. 
| 0. Cirrous clouds ? 
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2. Homogeneous cirro-stratus. 
4, Scud + finely reticulated cirri, pointing from NNE. and SW. 
6. Scud, &e. 
8. Id. 
10. A few patches of scud. 
20. Snowing heavily—ceased in half-an-hour. 
22. Light snow just begun. A little ago cirrous clouds seen above scud, which at 214 moved from W. by N., 
but now the clouds are quite homogeneous. The greater part of the snow which fell on the 7th and 8th 
. Seud + cirro-strati above. [has disappeared this morning. 
. Cirrous clouds and a few cumuli to E, 
4. Haze and a few cumuli on horizon, 
6. Patches of cloud to S. 
8. Quite clear. 
10. Loose scud. ‘ 
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| 20. Cirrous scud and loose eumuli ; clearing off; some snow still on the ground. 
2. Scud +~ fine linear and mottled cirri. 
| 0. Scud and cirrous clouds. 
| 2. Fine woolly cirri in zenith + scud on S. horizon. 
4. A few patches of scud + linear, mottled and flame-cirri ; linear cirri pointing NNW. and SSE. ; cirro-strati. 
6. Sky nearly covered with cirrous haze. Lunar halo about 23° radius. 
8. Nearly as before. Halo still seen. 
10. Some cirrous haze? Halo more distinct and beautiful than ever. 
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; The clouds placed first have their motions given, the motions of those following the mark + are unknown; when more motions than 
one are given, the clouds to which they belong are placed in the same order, beginning with the lowest, and are likewise separated by 
colons, 
