406 Meteorological Olservations 



In the afternoon large masses of cloud of cirrocumulative 

 kind indicated warmer air, and we had a warmer and gentle 

 shower at night. 



Jpril 25. — Clouds in two altitudes ; much cumulostratu 

 followed by rain, the wind shifting to the S.W. 



April ^Q. — S.W. Rainy morning ; in the evening cirra- 

 slratus stretched along in dense fibres, while rugged cumuli 

 appeared in a lower air. 



April 27- — S. Cloudy, with long and gentle showers of 

 rain : temperature increasing. 



April 28. — S. Rainy morning ; in the evening it held up, 

 and the moon appeared. 



April 29. — Cold east wind again, and overcast sky. 



April 30. — S.E. Cloudy and rainy, it held up at inter- 

 vals. 



May 1. — Fair day ; clouds in two strata. 



May 2. — E. Cloudy sky, and a cold wind in the morn- 

 ing ; fine evening ; light cirrostra/us stretched along, little 

 loose cumuli float slowly under. 



Mays. — San out at tiraes; light nimbi about noon; 

 fine clear evening; a partial while stratus creeping on the 

 cround in the marshes and neighbouring fields ; scattered 

 features of cirrocumulus ; a golden sunset. 



May 4. — S — N. Clear morning, afterwards a few clouds. 



May 5. — S — S.E. Clear, and a few lofty plumose cirri; 

 and afterwards cumulostral us obscured the sky; fair night. 



May 6. — E. Dry wind ; sky pretty clear with cumuli. 



May 7- — E. Dry wind, and strong in the afternoon and 

 night : few clouds, loose, ill-defined cirrocumuti, and cirro- 

 stratus lower. 



May 8.— S. Much warmer than hitherto : the maximum ' 

 of the thermometer 75° in the shade. Early, the upper 

 masses of cloud showed a tendency to cirrocumulus ; those 

 lower increased into cumidostratus ; the afternoon became 

 clear with light features of cirrocumulus, &c. 



Alay 9. — S.S.W. Very warm; cir/M5 scattered on high, 

 with cirrocumulus, and haze; afterwards cumuli sailed un- 

 der; cumuloslralus formed and obscured the sky ; the wind 

 rose, got more westward, and a shower fell about five 

 o'clock. 



May 10. — Clouded sky, with a breeze from W.S.W. 

 and occasional showers. 



May 11. — W.S.W. Clouded early, then fair, with cu- 

 muli in diflferenc heights ; the lower ones well-defined. 



May 12. — W. Early light confused cirrose and cirro- 

 cumulative clouds above cumuli ; afterwards cumulostratus ; 



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