Observations, January 18 — 24. 1843. 91 



Species of Clouds, &c. 



O 



Masses of ciiTO-cumuli and mottled cirro-strati -i- varieties of cirri ; sky of a deep blue, the clouds have a bluish or greyish tinge. -'-' 



Clouds quite homogeneous. ^ 



Dark ; light rain. ^ 



Light rain. ^ 



Scud, moving rapidly. -^ 



Id. ; light rain. ^ 



Id., cumulo-strati on NE. horizon. ^ 



Id., nearly homogeneous. ^ 



Id. - H 



Id. B 



Id., light rain. H 



Clouds homogeneous, dark. W 



Cirrous haze, stars seen dimly ; the moon rising red. B 



Scud, like a thin stratum of a semifluid pouring over the moon's face. ' B 



Scud -)— the sky nearly covered with cirrous clouds and haze. B 



Id. -1— fine ■vvoolly and silky cirri. W 



Id. ■*— woolly cirri, loose cumidi on horizon from N. to E. W 



Id. W 



Id. -•— cirrous clouds to S. W 



Id. -1— id. ; the scud covers all the sky except three-tenths to E. B 



Stars seen indistinctly, W 



Id. W 



Light cirri ; lunar halo at 17^ 50™. W 

 Id. ; haze to E. and N., tinged with red to E. fs. ^nd e ; hoar frost. ^ 



Linear and mottled cirri lying in strata from E. to W., becoming thick haze on all sides except to W. ; fog, objects iuTisible at f of a mile to B 



Hazy as before to E., fog clearing off. B 



Hazy round horizon. B 



Scud. W 



Id. W 



Id. B 



Id. B 



Quite clear. W 



Linear cirri lying NW. to SE., loose cumuli on Cheviot, W 



Patches of scud on hor. : woolly cirri lying in strata from NW. to SE. B 



Nearly as at 22^^, clouds thicker. B 



Cirrous-edged cumuli. B 



Scud : mottled and woolly cirri moving very slowly. W 



W 



Eaining heavily. W 



Id. W 



Scud ; rain ; a flash of lightning seen ; clouds moving off. B 



Id. ; smart showers. B 



Id. •*- woolly cirri to E., loose cumuli to SW. W 



Id. -i— woolly and mottled cirri. W 



Id., moving quickly : cirrous clouds, slowly •*— fine cirro-cumuli to E. W 



Id. B 



Id. ; smart shower commenced. B 



Scud to N, W 



Scud. W 



Scud ; cirrous clouds above ? W 



