Observations, October 22 — 28. 1843. 177 



Species of Clouds, &c. 



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Is. Cirro-strati to E. 



:0. Thin scud, moving quickly : diffuse, woolly, and mottled cirri and cirro-cumuli. 

 ;2. Scud : woolly cirro-cumuli, woolly cirri and cirro-strati. 

 0. Id. : woolly cirri. 

 2. Cirrous scud +- cirrous clouds and haze. 

 4. Scud -t— cirri. 

 6. Id. 

 8. Id. 

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8. Homogeneous ; a few drops of rain ; wind in gusts. 



0. Thin smoky scud : strata of woolly and woven cirri and cirro-cumuli -•— cirro-strati to E. 

 2. Loose scud -4— cii-ro- cumuli and cirrous clouds to S. 

 0. Scud ; a slight shower lately. 

 2. Light rain. 



4. Scud -1— cirrous clouds ; a few drops of rain ; occasional showers. 

 Id. -t— cirro-cumulous scud to S. 



8. Streaks of cirro-strati to N. and SW. ; hoar-frost. 

 0. Patches of cirri -i— cirro-strati to SE. and N. 



Woolly cirri -t— id. S. ; scud to W. 



Scud and loose cumuli -i— patches of cirri and cirro-strati. 



Loose cumuli -t— patches of cirri and cirro-strati. 



Id. : woolly cirri, moving very slowly +- cumuli on S. horizon. 



Woolly cirri ; patches of scud. 



Masses of scud. Much lightning without thunder seen about 8'^ 20" by Mr Kule, the land-steward. 



Patches of cloud. 



Cirro-strati, chiefly to N. and E. ; hoar-frost. 



Sheets and patches of woolly cirri. 



Cirro-strati and patches of cumuli on E. and NE. horizon ; a patch of cirrus to W. 



Loose cumuli to S. and on N. horizon. 



Loose cumuli. 



Masses of cumuli near horizon ; cirrous haze to E. and S. 



Loose cumuli. 



Id. ; very faint Auroral light, low on N. horizon. 



Auroral light to N., more distinct 10™ ago, when it was an arch 8° altitude, stretching from NW. to N. ; no Aurora was visible at 9''. 



Hoar-frost. 



Cirro-cumuli and linear cirri to SW. 



Cirro-cumuli, fine woolly linear, and mottled cirri -t— loose cumuli on SE. horizon ; cirrous haze on horizon. 

 Masses of scud : large cirro-cumuli -»— linear cirri and cirro-strati to E. and SE. ; cirrous haze to S. 

 Thick mass of cirrous clouds and haze, with thick linear cirri, the motion scarcely perceptible -t— masses of 

 Patches of scud ■+-, very thick woolly and diffuse cirri obscuring the sun. [scud to S. and SE. 



Very thick, homogeneous cirrous mass. 

 Hazy clouds. 

 Id. 



Very dark ; light rain. 



Scud ; light rain. 



Loose scud ; drizzle ; Scotch mist. 



Id. 

 Scud and loose cumuli ; breaking to E. 

 Loose scud : woolly cirri -«— diffuse cirri to W. 

 Scud. 

 Id. ; occasional slight showers. 



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