Obseevations, March 24—30. 1843. Ill 



Species of Clouds, &c. 



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Scud, 



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Id. 

 Dark. 



Different strata of clouds, the lowest scud ; a few drops of rain. 



As before ; no rain. 



Scud : cirrous scud -i— cirrous clouds. 



Id. -•- patches of woolly cirro-cumuli to S. 



Id. : scud -»— loose cumuli on horizon. 

 Scud or loose cumuli. 



Loose cirrous clouds, chiefly to E., moving very slowly. 

 Clear. 



Id. ; several shooting stars seen. 



Scud ; snowing ; a small quantity of snow has faUen during the night. 

 Id. ; a few flakes of snow. 

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Id- 

 Scud or loose cumuli in large masses. 



Id. id. 



Id. id. 



Id. id. 



Detached masses of loose cumuli and scud. 



Id. 

 Scud ? 



Patches of loose cumuli to W. ; cumulo-strati on E. horizon ; cirrous haze to S. 



Thin scud h- cumulo-strati to N. ; linear cirri to S. lying ESE. to WNW. [NW. to SE. 



Detached patches of loose cumuli in strata on N. and E. horizon : linear cirri lying and pointing from 



Masses of cirrous scud, some of which at an altitude of about 80° from ENE. is evidently in an eddy, as tlie mass remains nearly stationary, 

 whilst its parts move in all directions, tending principally towards NE., but vanishing in its evolutions : linear cirrous clouds. 



Patches of cirrous clouds ; patches of cumuli to N. 



Patches of cirrous scud to W., which grow quickly into larger masses and then disappear -i- small patches of cumuli to N. 



Cirrous clouds on E. horizon. 

 Clear. 

 Id. An auroral arch, the crown to NNW., altitude 15° ; it shortly loses the form of the arch ; no streamers. 



Cumulo-strati on E. horizon ; cirrous haze all round the horizon ; much hoar-frost. 



Chiefly wooUy cirri ; indistinct linear cirri in cirrous haze to N., lying ESE. to WIlAV. ; cirrous haze all 



Thick mass of cirrous clouds and haze. [round the horizon. 



Id. 

 Cirrous scud -t— cumulo-strati to N. and E. ; loose cumuli to S. ; cirrous haze. 



Small patches of cirrous scud -i- long lines of linear cirri to NE. lying NNW. to SSE., curled to S. ; sky covered with cirrous haze. 



Loose scud ; cirrous haze ; light rain tiU 5*^ 50"". 

 Scotch mist. 

 Id. 



Masses of scud moving quickly h— fine linear cirri to NE. pointing NNW. ; cirrous liaze. 



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