Observations, Februaey 25 — March 22. 1843. 203 



Species of Clouds, &c. 





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Scud ; rain to ENE ? B 



Cirrous scud ; hail a short time ago. W 



Scud -1— cirrous scud. "W 



Loose scud -i— cirrous clouds. W 



Id. +- id. B 



Very dark. D 



Id. D 



Id. D 



14 0. Cumulous scud to NW. Light seen through the clouds to NNW., and when the clouds clear away a bank of light is seen along that portion B 



. ^ „ [of the horizon. t> 



13 0. Scud. Faint auroral light, stronger four hours ago. B 



14 0. Id. B 



L8 0. Scud; light rain. B 



1.9 0. Loose thin scud. B 



! 10 0. Scud. _ B 



.'1 0. Id. -f- loose-edged cumulo-strati and loose cumuli to E. and SE. 



1 12 0. Id. ■*— woolly cirro-cumuli and fine linear cirri lying N. and S. ; cumulo-strati and loose cumuli near W 



j J3 0. Large detached masses of scud : cirro-cumuli. [the horizon. W 



' 0. Scud and loose cumuli ■*- woolly cirri and cirro-cumuli. W 



1 0. Thin scud : cirrous clouds. W 



2 0. Detached masses of cumuli ^— cirro-cumuli. W 



3 0. Loose cumuli -i— woolly cirri. W 

 i 4 0. Scud and masses of woolly cirro-cumuli. B 

 I 5 0. Scud ; very dark to SSW. ; thunder ? B 



Q 0. A large mass of electric clouds moTcd up from SSW.; at first the W. was covered, but the tendency of tho whole is towards the E. ; theclouds 



at first appeared to be acted on by several currents, now they appear to move from SSE. ; large drops of rain ; sky to E. with beautiful tj 



cumulo-strati to SSE. B 



7 0. Thick scud, falling in showers, the drops very large ; hazy to E. ; very black to S. and W. B 



8 0. Heavy showers, scud. B 



i 9 0. Clear, except a few clouds to N. W 



I 0. Clear. W 



1 0. Id., except a small patch of scud to E. W 

 ' 2 0. Patches of loose scud. W 



3 0. Thin scud. W 



4 0. Id. W 



5 0. Id. W 



6 0. Id. W 



7 0. Id. W 



8 0. Scud in different strata, moving very slowly +- cumulo-strati and cirro-strati to E. ; the latter very red. B 



9 0. Thick scud, a few drops of rain ; cirrous clouds or haze above ? B 

 ij 0. Scud ; light rain. B 



2 0. Raining. _ W 

 i 0. Thick scud ; clearing up from SSW. ; rain. 'VV 

 J 0. Patches of cirrous scud -i— a mass of clouds covers the sky from NW., by E., to SE. to an altitude of 40°, 



curled cirri at the edges, apparently becoming haze to NE. ; cumulo-strati near horizon ; cumuli to S W. W 



I 0. Detached masses of loose cumuli ■*- the sky almost completely covered with thin crossed woolly cirri ; W 



i 5 0. As at 2'^. [cirrous haze on E, horizon. W 



i t 0. Masses of loose cumuli and cumulo-strati ■*— woolly cirrous clouds. B 



) 0. Masses of cirrous-edged cumuli -i— ranges of cumuli on E. and S. horizon ; thin mixed woolly cirri. B 



) 0. Large masses of cumulo-strati -i— cirrous clouds. B 



' 0. Masses of scud ; the sky quite milky with cirrous haze. W 



) 0. Thick masses of scud. W 



I 0. Scud. W 



) 0. Id. H 



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