Observations, August 24 — 30. 1843. 159 



Species of Clouds, &c. 





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1 6. Cirrous scud and cumuli -t— linear cirri to S. ; hazy to E, 

 8. Scud and cumuli : thin cirrous haze and light cirri over most of the sky. 

 f.0. Sky almost covered with thin cirrous haze and linear cirri ; patch of scud to W. 



8. Cirro-cumulous scud and woolly cirri -f— thick mass of cirro-strati to E. and SE. ; mist ; heavy dew. 



0. Loose cirro-cumuli, mottled and feathered cirri, cirro-cumuli to E. having the appearance of a bridge +- cirro-strati to E. ; range of cumulo- 



!2. Masses of loose cumuli : sheets of cirro-cumuli h- cirro-strati to E. [strati to n. 



0. Loose cumuli -i— patches of cirro-strati. 



2. Detached cumuli : cirro-cumulous scud : thin mottled cirri. 



l4. Scud -t— thick mass of cirrous clouds ; cirro-strati and cumuli to E. ; a few drops of rain. 



6. Id. -1- id.; id. 



8. Loose scud near horizon : cirro-cumulous scud. 



0. Scud. 



8. Cirrous scud to W. : feathered and woolly cirri to S. ■*- thick mass of linear cirri and cirrous haze to E. 



0. Cirri ; haze to E. 



2. Scud and loose cumuli. 



0. Id. H— cirrous clouds. 



2. Id. ; dark scud to SW. 



4. Scud -f- thick cirrous haze. Thunder and heavy showers at S**. 



6. Id. -I— cumuli on S. horizon ; heavy shower. 



Scud and cirrous clouds near horizon. 



Scud. 



3. Woolly cirri and large woolly cirro-cumuli -t— cirro-strati round horizon. 

 D. Thick nearly homogeneous cirrous mass -t— cirro-strati to E. ; a few drops of rain. 



2. Thick mass of cirro-cumulous clouds, scud and cumuli to S. ; clouds breaking, skj to N. and S. ; cirro-strati and cirrous haze to E. and S. 



). Scud -J— dense cirrous mass. 

 I. Id. +- id. 



Id. +- id. ; black to N. 



Loose scud -t— cirrous clouds ; a few drops of rain. 

 Thin scud, nearly homogeneous ; light rain. 



Id., id. ; light rain ; the wind blew 0*8 lb. in a few minutes after this. 



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Scud and cirro-cumuli to SE. ; cirro-strati on E. horizon ; fine linear cirri to W. 

 Cirro-strati to E. and to W. lying NE. to SW. 

 Loose cumuli and scud -t— cirrous haze to E. 



Id. ->- id. [from W. 



Loose cumuli in detached masses which have an internal motion from NW. and W., the whole moving 

 Loose cumuli. 



Id. 

 Cirrous haze to E. ; patches of loose cumuli to E. 

 Very clear, not a speck of cloud to be seen. 



Cirro-strati to N. ; heavy dew. 



Linear cirri to E. ; patches of clouds to E. 



Loose cumuli -t— linear cirri and cirrous haze to E. 



Loose cirro-cumulous cumuli. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. ; cirrous haze to W. 



Loose gray cirro-cumuli, scattered over the sky, which is quite milky. 

 Id. id. 



Cirro-cumulous scud -t— cirrous clouds and cirro-cumuli. 



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