3 1 3 Meteorological Ohservatiom 



from 3. W^X. nimbus : fine evening : about six o'clock cir- 

 rostraijis ranged N.W. and S.E. from which cirrose tufts 

 pointed to S.W. ; from which quarter I saw numerous 

 little linear cirri ranging by moonlight. 



Oct. 3. — Tliin stratus with strong dew : cirri passed over 

 from N.W,, and in a lower region long spreading beds of 

 cirrostralus in some places becoming cirrocumiilus. Soon 

 after noon rain set in with a south-east wind. In the even- 

 ing, which was warm and muggy, I observed the clouds to 

 pass over from WS.W. 



Oct. 4. — Two strata of cloud produce showers at times ; 

 wind south. 



Oct. 5. — Windy and showery, with frequent rainbow. 

 In the clear intervals fleecy cumuli flew along at different 

 heights, the lower ones moving fastest: in a region still 

 hio-her, features of cirrus, cirrocumidwi, and cirrostratus fre- 

 quen Iv appeared ; while large petroid ciunulostratus rose in 

 the horizon. 



Oct. 6. — Clouded morning with calmer west wind : in 

 the evening abundance of cirrus followed by cirrostratus 

 and cirrocumidus ranging from the south. 



Oct. 7. — Misty, wuh a breeze from south-west; then 

 clouded, with showers : fair intervals by night. 



Oct. 8. — Light stratus early: abundance of cirrus pass 

 over gently fioTn the west, some of its tufts bent obliquely 

 upwards at right angles : cirrocumiilus and cirrostratus also 

 formed, and cumuli sailed under : afterwards cumulostratus 

 alone increased through the day : clear by night, with a 

 few cirrostrati. Coniet very bright. 



Oct. 9. — Calm clouded day, various clouds ; the cirro- 

 stratus prevails ; wind S.W. 



Oct. iO. — Calm and cloudy ; features of all the modifica- 

 tions followed by slight rain by night. S.W. 



Oct. 11. — Chiefly clouded; in the breaks several strata 

 observed : fleecy cumuli flew rapidly along, though the 

 wind below was gentle S.S.W. ' 



Oct. 12. — GenTle showers from the union of two strata 

 of clouds; towards evening the wind got up with hard 

 showers, and a clear night : some small meteors left long 

 trains. 



Oct. 13. — Clear strong wind from N.W. fleecy cumuli 

 flew along In it ; hin;her up various cirri ; In some places 

 ciriose fibres transversely Intersected by tufls became a 

 beaiUiful reticular plexus^: about five in the evening a solar 

 halo appeared, with spreading and low cirrostratus. 



Oct. 14. — Damp day wilirsinall rain; clear intervals by 



nighty 



