Observations, Maech 17 — 24. 1843. 



109 



Species of Clouds, c&c. 



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Woolly cirri, cirro-cumuli, and fine linear cirri, all lying WSW. to ENE.; masses of loose cumuli near horizon all round, cumulo-strati to E. 



A few patches of scud -i— loose cumulo-strati ; cirrous haze. 



Patches of scud ; large loose cirro-cmnuli ; cumulo-strati to NNE. 



Masses of scud -i— cumulo-strati above cumuli to N. and E. 



Large loose cirro-cumuli ; cirrous haze. [point. 



Patches of scud moving quickly -i- lines of cirro-strati and linear cirri rising from a semicircular nucleus on E. horizon and radiating from that 



18. Scud. 



JO. Thick scud ; breaking to ENE. where cirrous clouds are seen above. 



2. Loose scud -i— patches of woolly cirri ; ranges of loose cmnuli to S. and E 



Scud -i— cirrous clouds. 



Thick scud ; raining to NW. 



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8. 

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[the horizon seems covered with the thin scud. 

 Thin misty scud apparently close to the ground and moving very rapidly: thick scud moving less quickly : woolly cirri moving very slowly 5 



Thin scud : scud : cirrous clouds. 

 Scud. 

 Id. 



Id. ; light rain. 



Id. [horizon. 



Id. -1— woolly cirro-cumuli and fine linear cirri lying N. and S. ; cumulo-strati and loose cumuli near 

 Scud and loose cumuli -f— woolly cirri and cirro-cumuli. 

 Detached masses of cumuli -1— cirro-cumidi. 

 Scud and masses of woolly cirro-cumuli. 



A large mass of electric clouds moved up from SSW. ; at first the W. was'covered, but the tendency of the whole is towards the E.; the clouds 

 at first appeared to be acted on by several currents, now they appear to move from SSE. and SE. ; large drops of rain ; sky to E. with beau- 



Heavy showers, scud. t*"^"^ cumulo-strati to sse. 



Clear. 



cumulo-strati and cirro-strati to E., the latter quite red. 



Scud in different strati, moving very slowly 

 Scud ; light rain. 

 Raining. 



Patches of cirrous scud -f- A mass of clouds covers the sky from NW., by E. to SE. to an altitude of 40°, 

 curled cirri at the edges, apparently becoming haze to NE. ; cumulo-strati near horizon ; cumuli to SW. 



i. Detached masses of loose cumuli -i- the sky almost completely covered with thin crossed woolly cirri; cirrous haze on £. horizon. 



t. Classes of loose cumuli and cumulo strati -t— woolly cirrous clouds. 

 ). Large masses of cumulo-strati ■*- cirrous clouds, 

 ). Thick masses of scud. 

 J. 



Thick fog. 

 li. Fog clearing off. 

 i. Eog. 



Scud ; light rain. 



Scud ; raining lately ; clearing to S 



Scud. 



Id. 



Id.; 



Id. H 



Id. 



Id.; 

 Hazy 

 Small 

 Scud. 



smart shower. 



- cumulo-strati to S. 



breaking to S. 



light rain. 



clouds on E. horizon. 



patches of scud ; cirrous haze on horizon. 



MAG. AND MET 



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