Obseevations, January 1 — 11. 1843. 87 



Species of Clouds, &c. 



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10. Linear cirri radiating from NW. to SE. ; loose cumuli on E. horizon. 



!3. WooUy cirri pointing from SE. -i— curl cirri to SW. pointing from NE., cximuli and linear cirri to SE. 

 2. Linear cirri to W. pointing N. by W. ; cum. on the horizon from NE. to SW by S. ; some patches of scud 

 5. Patches of wooUy cirri -t- loose cumuli nearly as before ; linear cirri to W. pointing N. and S. [to E. 



10. Cirrous clouds ? 



13. Id ; linear cirri. 



2. Semi-fluid-lLke mass of cirro-stratus. 

 5. Id. 



0. Scud, &c. 



3. A bank of cirro-stratus to E., loose cumuli on Cheviot. 



2. Scud. 

 5. Id. 



0. Scud, &</., linear cirri. 



3. Cumuli to E., bank of cirro-stratus. 



2. Cumuli and cirrous clouds to E. and NE., a few cirro-cumuli to S. 

 5. Loose cumuli and scud. 



Cirrous clouds ; red to E, ; clouds breaking. 

 Homogeneous mass of cirro-stratus. 



Scud -t- long cumuli on E. horizon ; cirrous clouds above ; breaking to S. 

 Id. -i— cirrous clouds, linear cirri to W. ; misty rain lately. 



Id. H— id. ; a few drops of rain. 



Id. 



Id. -k— loose cumuli on E. horizon, linear cirri to S. 

 Raining heavily. About 2^ snow began to fall, and on the morning of the 8th about 6 inches had fallen. 



Cirro-stratus. 



Cirro-cumuli and linear cirri. 

 Cirrous clouds ? 

 Homogeneous cirro-stratus. 



Scud ^— finely reticulated cirri, pointing from NNE. and SW. 

 Scud, &c. 

 Id. 

 A few patches of scud. 



Snowing heavily — ceased in half-an-hour. 



Light snow just begun. A little ago cirrous clouds seen above scud, which at 2V^ moved from W. by N., 

 but now the clouds are quite homogeneous. The greater part of the snow which fell on the 7th and 8th 

 Scud -1— cirro-strati above. [has disappeared this morning. 



Cirrous clouds and a few cumuli to E. 

 Haze and a few cumuli on horizon. 

 Patches of cloud to S. 

 Quite clear. 

 Loose scud. ^ 



Cirrous scud and loose cumuli ; clearing off; some snow still on the ground. 



Scud •\— fine linear and mottled cirri. 



Scud and cirrous clouds. 



Fine woolly cirri in zenith -i— scud on S. horizon. 



A few patches of scud -i— Imear, mottled and flame-cirri ; linear cirri pointing NNW. and SSE. ; cirro-strati. 

 . Sky nearly covered with cirrous haze. Lunar halo about 23° radius. 

 . Nearly as before. Halo still seen. 



Some cirrous haze ? Halo more distinct and beautiful than ever. 



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the clouds placed first have their motions given, the motions of those following the mark -t- are unknown ; when more motions than 

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