and at Clapton. 319 
two o’clock the cirrus disappeared, and the cwmuli became larger, 
and approached in their natute to cumulostratus. Fine whole- 
some warm day. Therm. 58° in the shade. Wind westerly *. 
March 31.—Cloudy ali day, with some small rain and wind. 
Observations made at Clapton from April 1 to 11. 
April 1.—Cloudy morning, fair at times in the day. Wind 
southerly. 
April 2.—Fair. Cirrus, cumuli, and other clouds ; warm and 
wholesome air and clear night. Wind southerly. 
April 3.—Fair; cloudy at times ; fine afternoon, breeze from 
SW. Cumuli and some cirrus. 
April 4, Cloudy morning and N wind, but still warm. The 
wind became easterly, and much cirrocumulus appeared in the 
masses of cloud in the evening, which was warm. Therm. at 
‘midnight 42°. Barom, 29-68. 
April 5.—Fine day; wind northerly in the morning 3 cumuli 
and cirri; by night tufts of corrus. 
April 6.—Wind SW variable and gentle; a thick wet mist 
or fog in the morning (modification probably of) cirrostratus: 
when it cleared off, a fine day with cwmuli, though the atmo- 
sphere was still rather hazy. Therm. at 11 P.M. 43°. Barom. 
30°10. | 
April 7.—Fair day ; fog early, and then cumuli. Therm, in 
the day 58°, 11 at night 44°. 
April 8.—Mist early; then a few cumuli succeeded by SE 
wind, and very clear dry air: indeed the sky was quite cloudless. 
Therm. in the day 58°, at 11 P.M. 41°. 
April 9.—Wind SE; clear sky with features of cirrus and 
other very various appearances ; dry air and very clear distances. 
April 1\0.—Clear day ; exact cirri of various figures, and rapid | 
changes as usual in this kind of weather, Wind calm and 
easterly. Red sunset, 
April \1.—Clear day, but of a different kind from yesterday ; 
no clouds cxeept, a few small cumuli ; clear sunset, but not much 
coloured. 
* The daws, (Corn monedule) soared round and round at a very great 
height in the air, and the raven croaked aloft: all signs of fine weather. 
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 
April 12, 1814. Tuomas ForsTER. 
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