and at Cambridge. 399 
April 22*,—Cooler; fair morning, and chiefly cloudy. W. 
April 23,—Early, features of flimsy large cirrocumulus, clouds 
through the day; cloudy evening. W., 
April 24.—Mild air with showers. Wind S and SW. 
April 25.—Much rain. 
April 26.—Some rain in the morning ; fair afternoon. 
April 27.—The same weather, with gentle showers. 
April 28,—Fair day, mild and warm. 
April 29.—Fair ; various clouds ; warm. 
April 30.—Fair ; cirrocumulus and cirrus, with light gales 
as in warm weather. SW. 
May 1.—Warm air, chiefly clouded, with bright intervals; 
cirrus and cirrocumulus; sometimes heavy clouds threatening 
rain. SW. 
May 2.—Cloudy morning ; a great deal of cloud prevailed 
all day; with sunny intervals; fine mild air. Wind southerly. 
ay 3.—Fine warm clear day, wafted by light and irregular 
gales and small whirlwinds as often in hot weather. Cirrus and 
cirrocumulus with cumuli forming, increasing after noon, and 
by evening becoming large masses; cirrus too remained after. 
sunset, At midnight lofty spread clouds, with scuddy nimbiform 
masses sailing along lower. Wind SE.+ 
May 4,—Clouded day and cooler; warmer P.M. As the 
moon rose the clouds by degrees. disappeared; the last seen were 
the light flimsy czrrocumulz. 
May 5.—Cooler with a great deal of cloud and rain. Wind 
easterly. 
May 6.—-Cool morning; in the afternoon showers and much 
warmer. Wind SE and W. 
May 7.—Clear, and cloudy intervals; much cumulostratus ; 
yellow colour in the sky above, black cwmulostratus in the west. 
By night, though clear, small clouds were still seen, cirri rapidly 
forming here and there, and some long elevated little cwmuli ; 
also cumulostratus barred towards one end of it at midnight. 
May 8.—Somewhat cooler; fair day. | 
May 9.—Cold cloudy morning, Wind E and NE; very un- 
wholesome raw air, 
May 10.—The edges of the cusuli ill-defined, which is al- 
ways a symptom of unwholesome atmosphere. Cold N wind. 
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 
May 12, 1814. Tuomas Forster. 
* The observations following were made at Cambridge. 
+ This fine day brought numerous insects, particularly many of the 
coleopterous kind. Many of these suddenly make their first appearance 
and are numerous on one day, Swallows are not common here yet. 
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