OBSERVATIONS, JANUARY 24—30. 1843. 
SPECIES OF CLoUDs, &. 
Id. 
Cirrous scud +- mottled cirri; occasional drops of rain. 
Scud + beautifully mottled and striated cirri; cirro-cumuli becoming very thick to S.; the cirro-cumuli which cover the greater part of the sky 
lie in strata like fine snow-balls, in one place very distinct and separated from smaller ones by a sort of hazy edge, they get larger and more 
hazy to S.; the striated cirri are also of an uncommon kind, being like thick cirrous clouds lying in fine lines on the top of each other. 
Patches of seud + clouds of a thick, fibrous, woven, wavy texture, like a sort of cloth or matting; the line of hollows is from SSE. to WNW., 
giving a stratified appearance ; the fibres lie from WSW. or SW. by W., a few lines crossing from NNW. Pure and linear cirri in thick 
masses to NE., cirro-cumuli, also in strata; a few strips of sky to NE.; in a few minutes the cirri to N. point from WNW., there is a large 
bank of white cloud to W., below which the scud appears to come. 
Flocculent and striated thick muddled cirri and cirro-stratus, moving slowly. 
Scud + cirrous clouds. 
Dark. 
Masses of scud. 
Id., chiefly to E. + a few linear cirri to S. 
Patches of scud : woolly cirri + linear cirri to NE. pointing NNW. ; loose cumuli and masses of scud to S. 
Thip woolly cirri covering nearly all the sky, linear cirri to 8. lying E. and W. [the sky. 
Woolly cirri and cirro-cumuli +— linear cirri to E. pointing NNW.; a sort of cirrous haze covers most of 
Patches of scud + thick cirrous haze or cirro-stratus at 34 a bright spot was seen where the sun was, now it is quite thick and the sun invi- 
As before. (bee 
Id. 
Id. 
Dark, scud. 
Scud + woolly cirri and cirro-cumuli. [of sky. 
Scud, moving very rapidly and very low: cirrous clouds, moving slowly, very thick to E. + loose-edged cirro-cumuli to NW. ; occasional patches 
Thick seud. 
Id. ; light Scotch mist. 
Scud +~ cirrous clouds seen above. 
Id. + cumulous seud and cirrous haze to W.; very black to SE. 
Id.; _cirrous haze ? 
Id.; stars very dim. 
Patches of scud. 
Id. ; hazy to S.; wind varying from NW. to SW. 
Scud +~ cirrous clouds. 
my Id. +— id. ; a few drops of rain. 
2. Id. + woolly cirri. 
4. Scud and cumuli + cirrous clouds to NW.; portions of rainbows seen since last observation. 
5. Scud. 
}. Clear ; something like an auroral light to N., but no corruscations; a hazy cloud ? 
Id. 
8. Thin clouds shooting up from about WNW. 
). Thick masses of cirrous-edged scud ; hazy to E.; stormy like. 
. Patches of scud + haze and loose cumuli on horizon from S§. to E.; faint linear cirri to W., pointing N. 
). Scud ; occasional showers and rainbows. [by W.; occasional showers. 
Loose cumuli; passing showers. 
Id. id., rainbows. 
. Small patches of scud ; cirro-strati on SW. horizon. 
. Clear; haze to S. 
. Clear. 
. 
9 . Scud + cirri and cirro-strati; clouds red to E. 
22. Patches of scud + a thick mass of cirrous clouds moving very slowly ; clouds blue-black to SE. 
MAG, AND MET. oBs. 1843. Qa 
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