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jn .di.fferent stations, and fine petroid fz/wzJi in particular 

 prevailed : slight showers in the course ot the day ; thunder 

 shower? al night. 



Maij 30. — "Fine dav ; some lofty cirrus cloud and scud 

 below sometimes appeared, but in general the clouds were 

 of one charHcter, particularly in the afternoon, bemg com- 

 pact, but raiiier rocky cumuli. 



Max] 31. — Clouds in two strata, followed by nimbifica- 

 4ion; generally cloudiness by night with rising wind. 



June I — S-W. Rainy morning, but llie rain was ge- 

 perally sniyll. Evening irregular features of different clouds, 

 and sun at intervals. Fine clear night. 



June 2. — W.SAV. Clear very eaily, then the sky be- 

 can)e obscure; cuviuli rose and general cloudiness pre- 

 vailed: the dav, however, became fair with various clouds. 



June 3. — S.W. Clouded morning, followed by some 

 rain; fair afternoon ; the higher masses of cloud in dif- 

 ferent strata p'lt on the character of cirrocjiviulus ; indeed 

 among others that kind of large and clear feature of this 

 cloud appeared which I have remarked to attend warm an4 

 healihy weather : cirrostratus, cumulostratus, &c. appeared. 

 Night verv clear. 



June 4. — S.W. Fine warm day, with diurnal cumuli, 

 and «-.ome features of the other modifications; the clouds 

 increased in the evening, but the night was fair. 



Jane 5. — W.S.W. Fine clear morning ; in the day ap- 

 peared cumuli ; evening cirri appeared aloft scattered irre- 

 gularly. 



June 6. — Fine day, with cumuli; in the evening fine 

 clear skv and beautiful yellow sunset, with lofty cirri scat- 

 tered about, which became tinged with crimson. 



Junel. — S.E. Clouds early; fine clear dry day, with 

 pnly a few liiile irregular cipnuii here and there. 



Jurie 8. — N. Cloudy in the morning; sun out by times 

 in the day. Cloudy night again, and cooler than hitherto. 



JuJie 9. — N.W. wind prevailed ; the morning was cloudy, 

 the day became warm and fair, with mauses oi cuniulus d^wl 

 some streaks of cirrus ; in the evening nimbi) but no rain 

 fell hereabouts. 



June 10— N — E — SW. Sun and clouds in the morning ; 

 cloudy evening, and rather warmer again towards night. 



June 1 1. — Fair day ; some features of loose cirrocumiilus 

 early; cirri scattered above, floating cumuli below prevailed 

 all day ; the ciiri in the evening became denser arid co- 

 loured by the setting sun, and were accompanied by some 

 cirroitrcLt\, 



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