118 REMAEKS ON THE WEATHER. 1842. 



MAY. 



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1 20 — 2 5. 20^. Clouds beginning to break. 23*^. Sky milky : a few cirro-strati to S. 2'*. Cumuli, 



separated into distinct masses. 5^. Cumuli, principally on W. and NW. horizon. 



2 20 — 3 5. 20^". Sky milky in E., almost becoming cirro-strati. 23^. Detached cumuli rising in SE. : fine 



bands of cirro-cumuli stretching from S by E to NW., forming arcs of lai'ge radius. 2**. Large 

 masses of cumuli rising from S.E : extremely hazy to SE. 3**. The upper strata of cumuli sepa- 

 rating from each other approach nearer and nearer the zenith, each cumulus having a cirrous tail, 

 which first points W., then NNW. : large masses of cumuli from the E. hurrying past to NNW., 

 while the cirro-cumuli are slowly progressing across the zenith to ENE. 5'\ Cumuli, looking 

 very electric, small spaces of milky blue seen between. 



3 20 — 4 5. 20^. Heavy black cumuli. 23^^. Sky seen in NW. 2*^. Heavy detached cumuli. 5^. Cumuli 



round horizon : a few linear cirri. 



4 20 — 5 8. 20'^. Light drizzle of rain. 23^^. Cumuli, tendency to open in SE. 2*^. Masses of black clouds. 



8*^. Light rain. 



5 20—6 8. 20**. A small opening in SE. by E. 23^^. Cumuli and scud : heavy shower. 2*". Detached 



cumuli and scud. 6^. Black cumuli and scud. 8'\ Rain. 



6 20 — •? 5. 20**. Cumuli and scud. 23'' — 2^. Heavy rain. 5^. Heavy rain : clouds moving rapidly : oc- 



casional pieces of sky. 



8 20 — 9 5. 20'\ Sky in N. and W. horizon : cumuli, &c. : linear cirri above stationary. 23'* — 5'\ 



Cumuli. 



9 20 — 10 5. 20'', A few linear cirri to E, 23''. Detached cumuli, principally to SE. 2'' — 5''. Cumuli. 



10 20 — 11 5. 20''. Sky mostly covered with diffuse cirri: a few ciri-o-strati : the wind does not extend to 



the cirri : one or two diffuse cumuli, rising from S. and SW. 23''. Two-tenths of the sky 

 covered with cirro-cumuli : four-tenths cumuli : and one-tenth thin cirri. 2''. Electric-looking 

 cumuli lowest : diffuse cirro-cumuli above stationary : linear cirri highest : stationary. 5^. A 

 heavy shower of rain. 



11 20 — 12 5. 20''. A smart shower, raining from 20'' till 23''. 2''. Heavy cumuli, moving very slowly : 



diffuse cirri above stationary. 5''. Cumuli. 



12 20 — 13 5. 20''. Principally cirro-cumuli : a few connected ranges of cumuli : to the North the ill-defined 



cirro-cumuli form a great bay, almost half an ellipse ; there is a portion of a similar bay to the 

 S. of W. 23''. Diffuse cirro-cumuli : the sky almost covered with a haze : a few cirro-strati : one 

 or two cumuli rising. 2''. Irregular cirro-cumuli : masses of cumuli rising from S., SE., and SW., 

 proceeding slowly towards NW. : sky very hazy : the sun projects a faint shadow. 5''. A few 

 cumuli below quite detached : like buttermilk above, and in many places like that liquid agitated. 



13 20 — 14 5. 20''. Clouds motionless : a large kind of flaky cirro-cumuli : the sky covered with haze, in some 



places approaching to cirrus, towards the East it is quite milky : the sun projects a faint shadow. 

 23''. Cumuli round horizon, excepting about E., where there is a dense haze : the whole sky is 

 very milky : the sun projecting a moderately dark shadow : occasionally a puff of wind. 5''. Sky 

 covered with haze : no clouds. 



15 20 — 16 5. Sky not so milky as on the last three days. 23''. A few cumuli on NNW. horizon, and a few 



patches of cirri. 2''. Cumuli on WNW. and SSE. horizon. 5''. Cumuli on S. horizon. 



16 20 — 17 5. 20''. Overcast. 23''. Cumuli, disappearing rapidly. 2''. Very detached cumuli round horizon : 



a mass of ciri-i to N., with the concave side to SW. : faint linear cirri, &c. over the sky. 5^. Cirri, 

 principally to S., with the concave side to NW. 



17 20 — 18 5. 20''. Overcast. 23''. Cumuli in the zenith, about four-tenths of ill-defined cirro-cumuli : sky 



hazy : clouds breaking. 2''. Principally cumuli, and a few cirro-strati on horizon : a (ew patches 

 of ill-defined cii'ro-cumuli in zenith. 5''. Ranges of cumuli round horizon from SE. round by S. 

 to NE. : a few patches of cirro-cumuli. 



18 20 — 19 5. Overcast throughout the day. 



19 20 — 20 5. 20''. Cumuli: mixed and linear cirri to N., and in zenith. 23''. Cumuli much dispersed : 



cirri above stationary. 2''. Principally heavy cumuli rising in S., proceeding North, looking very 

 electric in S. and E. 5''. Cumuli and nimbi : rain to E. and S. 



20 20 — 21 5. 20''. A few cumuli : large diffuse cirro-cumuli stationary. 23''. Cumuli: a few patches of sky 



toN. 2^ Cumuli. 5''. Overcast. ' 



The column " Species of Clouds, &c." in the Meteorological Observations after May 1. 1842, is an abstract of the Remarks given 

 here, which are frequently too lengthy to have been printed along with the other Meteorological Observations. 



