Observations, September 13 — 19. 1843. 165 



Species of Clouds, &c. 



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Patches of loose cumuli ; hazy to E. 

 Id. ; id. 



4. Cumulo-stratus on E. horizon, 

 6. Scud and loose cumuli low on E. horizon. 



Id. 

 0. Id. 



Scud. 



Thick fog. [ground to E. 



Thin scud, much of it having a rotatory motion h— loose-edged cumuli on horizon ; mist rising from the 

 Loose cumuli moving from all directions between ESE. and SSW., breaking into ragged patches which 



vanish before reaching the Prime Vertical ; mottled cirri and cirrous haze to S. and E. 

 Cirrous scud : varieties of cirri -i— cirro-strati to S. 

 Cirro-cumuli, woolly cirri and cirrous haze -t— patches of cumuli to N. 

 Cirro-cumuli and thick cirrous haze -t— patches of scud on E. horizon. 



Id. -I- id.; redtoNW. 



Homogeneous ; a few drops of rain. 



Homogeneous. 



Id. 



Id. ; foggy cloud. 



Patches of loose cumuli -t— cirrous haze to W. 

 Patches of scud to N. and of cirro-strati to S. 



Sheets of cirro-cumuli, mottled cirri and cirro-strati to S. ; patch of scud to N. 

 Large cirro-cumuli +- masses of scud on E, horizon ; woolly and mottled cirri to N. 

 Patches of cirro-strati and cirro-cumuli. 

 Id. 



Foggy. 

 Id. ; linear and woolly cirri. 

 Cirro-strati and linear cirri to N. 



Loose cumuli : cirro-cumuli and mottled cirri ; cirro-strati on horizon. 

 Loose cumuli : cirro-cumuli ^— cirro-strati on E. and S. horizon. 



Id. H— haze on E. horizon. 



Id. H- id. 



Id. : cirro-cumuli. 



_j. i7d gh 20"> — 9h. Much lightning was observed due south, frequent and bright flashes, but often faint ; no clouds nor thunder. 



] . Thin scud : thick scud ; clouds breaking ; thick to E. ; sky milky. 

 i. Scud ■*— patches of cirro-strati. 



S. Id., moving rapidly -t— patches of linear cirri; cirro-strati on S. and NE. horizon. 

 . Scud -i— linear cirri. 

 . Id. H- id. 



. Thick scud ; occasional showers. 

 Woolly cirri -t— patches of scud and dark cirro-strati. 

 Patches of scud ; cirrous clouds. 

 1 A faint aurora beyond clouds to N. ; slight pulsations. 



1 Red cirro-strati to E. ; rather thick fog; heavy dew. 



2 Feathered, diffuse, and crystallized-like cirri, moving slowly. 



2 Woolly and curled cirri, moving slowly ■*— large cirro-cumuli to S. ; cirro-strati near horizon. 

 Cirro-cumulo -strati -i— linear cirri and cirro-strati. 

 Cirro-cumuli, woolly cirri, and cirrous haze. 

 Loose woolly cirro-cumuli. 



Id. -t— woolly cirri. 



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MAG. AND MJST. OBS. 1843. 2 T 



