Observations, July 24—30. 1843. 149 



Species of Clouds, &c. 



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8. Cirro-ciimulous scud and cumuli. W 



0. Dark lowering masses of scud have moved up, at first deeply tinged with red near the horizon. W 



8. Linear and woolly cirri -t— patches of cirro-cumulous scud to N. and SW. ; cirro-strati to E. B 



0. Cirro-cumulo-strati -t— linear cirri to N. B 



2. Id. +- detached masses of cumuli to N. and E. ; dense cirrous haze. W 



0. Scud and cumuli, moving very slowly -»— cirrous haze. W 



2. Id. +- id. W 



4. Scud -•— cirrous haze. W 



6. Id. W 



8. Id. W 



0. Cirro-cumTilo-strati. W 



8. Homogeneous. B 



0. Id. B 



2. Scud 4- dense cirro-stratus and haze. W 



0. Id. •*- id. W 



2. Id. +- id. W 



4. Id. H- id., and thick cirro-cumuli. B 



6. Id. ^ id. B 



8. Id. ^ id. W 



0. Id. -I— cirrous haze ; thin cirro-cumuli ; clouds to E. slightly tinged with red. W 



8. Scud to W. : patches of cirro-cumuli -i- mass of linear cirri and cirrous haze, fringed with curled cirri ; cirro-strati to E.; watery cumuli on B 



0. Scud •*— a few patches of linear cirri and cirro-strati to E. [Cheviot. jj 



2. Scud and cumuli : cirrous scud -t— detached masses of cumuli on N. and E. horizon. W 



0. Id. -1— patches of cirri. W 



2. Id. •*— id. ; cirro-cumuli. W 



4. Cirro-cumulous scud ■*— cumuli round horizon ; rain to E. B 



6. Thick masses of scud -t— cirrous scud ; passing shower ; cumulo-strati on horizon. W 



8. Dark scud +- cumuli ; shower. S>^ 10"". A complete double rainbow. W 



0. Scud H- cirrous haze to W. W 



8. Ragged and cirro-cumulous scud, and cirro-cumuli -i- linear cirri and cirrous haze to E., fringed with curled cirri ; cirro-strati; clouds on Cheviot ; 

 about 4° of a solar halo visible, being at the southern extremity of the horizontal diameter ; in the midst of it is a parhelion about 1° in diameter 



shewing prismatic colours, this is in interlaced linear cirri. IS'' 30™. The lowest scud from SSW., the upper cirro-cumulous scud from W. B 



I 0. Scud : woolly cirro-cumuli, becoming haze near horizon and thick and ribbed to E. ; sky in zenith ; portion of a colourless halo visible ? B 



2. Masses of scud : large cirro-cumuli -»— thick cirrous haze to E. W 



0. Scud : cirro-cumulo-strati. W 



2. Masses of scud : dense mass of cirro-cumuli and cirrous haze. W 



4. Patches of scud to S. : dense mass of heterogeneous cirri, moving very slowly. B 



6. Id. : id. ; light rain. B 



8. Scud +- dense cirrous haze. W 



lO. Homogeneous scud, W 



' 8. Cirrous and cirro-cumulous scud : woolly cirro-cumuli. [OS lbs. B 

 0. Scud, moving rapidly : cirrous scud and cirrous-edged cumuli. 20*^ 10". The wind commenced blowing B 



2. Scud and cumuli -i— beautiful ranges of cumuli to E. ; cirro-strati to E. W 



0. Scud. W 



2. Two currents of scud ; dense cirro-stratus and haze. W 



4. Scud ; heavy showers. B 



6. Scud and cumuli -i— cirrous clouds to E. W 



8. Scud H— patches of cirro-cumuli and mottled cirri, and cirrous haze ; a double rainbow lately. W 



0. Scud. W 



1 8. Id. : cirrous scud ■•— cumulo-strati on N. horizon. W 



MAG. AND MET. OBS. 1843. 2 P 



