Observations, January 31 — February 6. 1843. 95 



Species of Clouds, &c. 





Scud creeping along horizon, cirro-cumuli, cirrous haze, bluish-black cirro-stratus to E. ; rain apparently falling to S. and W., very stormy like. 



Scud -t— very fine mottled cirri ; sky to E. 



Id. ; some of the clouds have a blue tint. 



Id. very thick. 

 , 8. Id. 

 10. Long strips of clouds pointing from S W. to NE. extending through 120° ; a flash of lightning. 



18. Clear. [igi'. 



20. A great mass of cumuli or nimbi on horizon to S. and SE. ; a few drops of rain ; a flash of lightning about 



Patches of scud to N. : mottled cirri, striated at the edges, the striae pointing NNW -i- cirrous haze and cumuli on S. horizon. 



Patches of scud -»— loose cumuli on S. horizon ; a number of sea gulls seen flying from eastward. 

 Scud -i— woolly cirri. 

 Id. ; sky on E. horizon. 

 Heavy rain. 



Scud ; like haze in some places. 

 Loose scud, light rain. 



Scud. 



Id. +- woolly and linear cirri, cirro-cumuli. 

 Cirrous scud -i— a large mass of cirro-stratus on E. and S. horizon ; a slight fall of snow. 

 A smart shower of snow. 



Id., scud. 



i 4. Scud : woolly cirri -i— cumuli and nimbi falling in snow to S. and E. 

 6. Id. -t— cumuli round horizon. 

 '8. Id. 

 i.O. Snowing ; lightning seen before and after this. 



'8. Clouds to NW. and SE. 

 j;0. Scud. 



:2. Cirrous scud 4— woolly cirri, large masses of cumulo-strati on NE. horizon. 



0. Woolly cirri -i— cumulo-strati on NE. horizon. 



2. Id. -I— id., loose cumuli to S. 



4. Woolly cirro-strati, falling in snow on all sides but the S. ; quite overcast, with snow in a few minutes. 



6. Cumuli to NW. 



8. Clear. 



0. Overcast. 



8. Homogeneous, a slight fall of snow. 



Scud ; a few drops of rain. 



Loose vapoury clouds falling in powdery hail ; beautiful cumuli to SE. 

 Cirrous scud -t— loose cumuli to S. 

 As before. 

 Cirrous scud. 



Id. 



Id. ,: 



Id. i . : 



A bank of clouds to E. 



Woolly cirri and cirrous scud to E, 



Large wooUy cirro-cumuli -*— linear cirri to SW. 



Id. 



Id. 

 Cirrous scud -i— a homogeneous mass to S. ; a slight shower of snow. 



Id. -I— cirrous clouds. 



Scud ; light rain ; coloured lunar corona. 

 Loose cumuli. 



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