OBSERVATIONS, FEBRUARY 25—Marcu 22. 1843. 203 
Pa 
SPECIES OF CLOUDS, &. E Fs 
FA | 
h m 
3 0. Scud; rain to ENE 2 B 
4 0. Cirrous seud; hail a short time ago. Ww 
5 0. Scud + cirrous send. WwW 
6 0. Loose scud + cirrous clouds. Ww 
7 0. Id. ro id. B 
8 0. Very dark. D 
9 0. Id. D 
| 10 0. Id. D 
14 0. Cumulous send to NW. Light seen through the clouds to NNW., and when the clouds clear away a bank of light is seen along that portion B 
1 6 0. {of the horizon. B 
13 0. Scud. Faint auroral light, stronger four hours ago. B 
14 0. Id. B 
18 0. Scud; light rain. R 
19 0. Loose thin scud. B 
20 0. Seud. B 
21 0. Id. + loose-edged cumulo-strati and loose cumuli to E. and SE. 
22 0. Id. + woolly cirro-cumuli and fine linear cirri lying N. and S.; cumulo-strati and loose cumuli near Ww 
23 0. Large detached masses of scud: cirro-cumuli. [the horizon. Ww 
0 0. Scud and loose cumuli + woolly cirri and cirro-cumuli. WwW 
1 O. Thin scud: cirrous clouds. Ww 
2 0. Detached masses of cumuli + cirro-cumuli. Ww 
3 0. Loose cumuli + woolly cirri. Ww 
4 0. Scud and masses of woolly cirro-cumuli. B 
5 0. Scud; very dark to SSW.; thunder ? B 
6 0. A large macs of electric clonds moyed up from SSW.; at first the W. was covered, but the tendency of the whole is towards the E.; the clouds 
ae eo ieee aie acted on by several currents, now they appear to move from SSE.; large drops of rain; sky to E. with beautiful B 
7 O. Thick scud, falling in showers, the drops very large ; hazy to E.; very black to S. and W. B 
8 0. Heavy showers, scud. B 
9 O. Clear, except a few clouds to N. Ww 
10 =O. Clear. Ww 
11 0. Id., except a small patch of scud to E. Ww 
(12 0. Patches of loose scud. WwW 
(13 0. Thin seud. Ww 
14 0. Id. WwW 
15 0. Id. Ww 
16 (O. Id. Ww 
a7 «(O. Id. WwW 
18 0. Scud in different strata, moving very slowly + cumulo-strati and cirro-strati to E.; the latter very red. B 
J 9 0. Thick scud, a few drops of rain; cirrous clouds or haze above? B 
20 0. Seud ; light rain. B 
22 0. Raining. Ww 
23 0. Thick scud ; clearing up from SSW.; rain. Ww 
0 0. Patches of cirrous scud + amass of clouds covers the sky from NW., by E., to SE. to an altitude of 40°, 
curled cirri at the edges, apparently becoming haze to NE.; cumulo-strati near horizon; cumulito SW. || W 
2 0. Detached masses of loose cumuli + the sky almost completely covered with thin crossed woolly cirri; || W 
8 O. As at 2h, [cirrous haze on E. horizon. Ww 
4 0. Masses of loose cumuli and cumulo-strati +- woolly cirrous clouds. B 
/5 0. Masses of cirrous-edged cumuli + ranges of cumuli on E. and §. horizon; thin mixed woolly cirri. B 
6 O. Large masses of cumulo-strati + cirrous clouds. B 
/7 0. Masses of scud ; the sky quite milky with cirrous haze. WwW 
'8 0. Thick masses of scud. Ww 
9 0. Scud. Ww 
10 0. Id. H 
