Observations, Maech 11 — 17. 1843. 107 



Species of Clouds, &c. 



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6. Scud. 

 8. Id. 

 10. Id. 



Masses of scud. 



Loose scud +- woolly cirri and cirro-cumuli to E., cumuli and cumulo-strati on horizon. 



Masses of scud to W. and S. ; woolly cirri to E. ; patches of scud and cumuli on horizon. 



Scud -I— cirrous clouds to S. and SE. ; loose cumuli on N. and S. horizon, a slight shower in 10 minutes, 



As before. _ [showers around. 



Scud -»— loose cumuli on horizon to N. and NE. ; passing showers. 



Id. ; cirrous clouds ; cumuli and cumulo-strati on horizon, light shower. 

 Scud, haviag a cirro-cumulous disposition. [very narrow. 



Id., id. ; cirrous haze above ; at 10"^ 10™ a beautiful lunar halo, the ring 



Small patches of scud to N. 



Id. 

 Loose cumuli and scud. 



Id. 



Id. -I— cumulo-strati to N. ; rain to S. and SE. 



Masses of scud +- loose cumuli on horizon, cirro-strati to E. Sea-gulls seen coming from tlie sea. 

 Scud -»— cumuli and cumulo-strati on horizon from NE. to S. ; slight shower. 

 As before ; slight shower lately. 

 Scud -1— thin cirrous clouds. 



Cumuli and cumulo-strati on NE. and E. horizon ; ground covered witli hoar-frost. 

 !0. Fine woolly and striated cirri -t— patches of loose cumuli to S. and E. 

 12. Masses of woolly cirri, curled at the edges, pointing from WNW. ; finer cirri above. 



0. Nearly as before ; detached masses of scud and loose cumuli -i— some of the cirri are linear and flame-like, 

 the lines branching oif from the main body, which lies NW. and SE., and point to WSW. or SW. 



Seud, loose cumuli and cumulo-strati -i- cirrous haze to E. A thermometer in the suu, sheltered from the wind, shewed 85°. 



Loose cumuli +- woolly cirro-cumuli. 



Scud -)- large cirro-cumuli, linear cirri to S., pointing E. and W. 5 loose cumuli all round the horizon ; rain falling to N. from dark scud. 



Scud. 

 Id. 



Scud, cirrous clouds above. 



Hazy cirrous clouds ; cumuli and cirro-strati on horizon. 



Scud ; haze above ? 



Patches of scud -i— thiclc mass of cirrous haze or cirro-stratus. 



As before ; a few drops of rain. 



Scud. 



Id. ; a few drops of rain. 

 8. Scotch mist. 

 0. Scud, clouds breaking. 



8. Scud. 

 Id. 



Id. ; light rain. 

 Id. ; id. occasionally. 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Loose scud •»— cirrous clouds, linear cirri to S. pointing towards W by N., loose cumuli to N. and E. 

 Scud. 

 Id. 



■^. Masses of scud to N. and E., woolly cirro-cumuli and woolly cirri lying SW. and NE. ; cirro-strati to SE. 



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