Observations, May 28 — June 3. 1843. 



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Patches of scud moving quickly : scud -t— linear cirri ; line of scud creeping along N. horizon. Snow 



seen on some of the surrounding hills, and lying on the ground an hour ago. 

 Scud and loose cumuli. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. ; passing showers. 



Scud ; raining, heavy shower of hail lately ; sky to N. 

 Low masses of scud and cumuli : cirrous haze and cirro-cumuli -i— long ranges of cumuli and nimbi, of 



great height, to E. ; raining heavily to E. and S. ; sky electric looking. 

 Scud -t— ranges of cumulo-strati to N. ; patches of mottled cirri. 

 Loose cimiuli -t— cirrous clouds. 



Thick cirro-cumulous scud ; sky to N. 



Id., more dense -*— scud and cumuli on N. horizon ; sky getting more to NE. 



Scud and loose cumuli •*— cirrous clouds to NE. 



Id. -1— thin cirri to E. 



Id. ■*- linear cirri to NE., lying WNW. to ESE. ; raining heavily to S. At 2^ 27™ black, 



loose, ragged scud began to move from N., W., and E., and the wind began to blow 0-7 lb. from SSW. 

 Scud moving from various directions, chiefly from SW. by S., and also from N. by E. ; rain. 

 Patches of scud moving from E., NE., and W. : cirro-cumulous scud ■»— cumulo-strati to S. ; rain. 

 Patches of scud : cirro-cumulous scud +- thick cirrous haze ; solar halo. 

 Scud ; light rain. ' 



Id. ; rain. 

 Id. ; heavy rain. 

 Homogeneous ; light drizzle. 

 Id. ; id. 



3cud 



; light rain 



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Scud, nearly homogeneous ; light mist ; broken a little to E. and ESE. 

 Scud -t— cirrous clouds. 

 Id. 



Ad. [up, moving from NE. 



Homogeneous scud ; half an hour ago the clouds were moving from S., the wind changed suddenly to NNE., and a lower stratum of scud sprung 



Homogeneous scud ; mist ; light rain just commenced. 



Id. ; id. ; id. 



Scud ; light rain. 

 Id. ; id. 



Scud •»- an opening to NNE. where cirrous clouds are seen. 

 Id. 



Id. -t- cirro-strati on NNE. horizon. 

 Id. 



Id. ; light rain. 

 Id. ; id. 



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