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November 1. — Day beautifully fine, like yesterday ; wind as high, i.e., in fresh 

 gusts, from S. Clouds over snows, and one or two small patches floated a little 

 way upward and disappeared some 60° or 80° from sun. Haze over plains increased 

 slightly from smoke. 



November 2. — Beautifully clear, not a cloud anywhere except a very few small 

 ones over the snows. 



November 3. — Beautifully clear clay, perhaps the clearest we have had. Wind S. 

 and in gusts of greater strength than usual. 



November 4. — Day beautifully clear in respect to cloud, of which there is a 

 narrow (1°) belt of c.s. some 8° above horizon to S. But as regards haze, this has 

 been increasing (chiefly from smoke) over the Iplains, and to-day this haze is very 

 slightly perceptible N.E. and W. as well. 



November 5, 9.0. — Beautifully clear, not a speck of cloud, no wind. Over plains 

 a good deal of haze (smoke), which is slightly visible against distant hills to N. (also 

 E. and W.), so that we are in it. 



9.30. — Just as at 9 a.m., except wind rising. 



10.0. — As before, wind rising. Good series. 



10.30. — Not a speck of cloud, as before. 



11.0. — As before. Not a speck of cloud. Wind rising. 



Noon. — A highly favourable day excepting the thin smoky haze in which we are 

 imperceptibly enveloped — imperceptibly, i.e., it does not appear between us and the 

 sun, but it is quite visible over the plains (S.), and appears slightly against distant 

 hills (15 to 50 miles) N.W. and E. Wind in low gusts. 



1.0. — Fine, as before. 



1.30.— Fine, as before. 



2.0. — Fine, as before. 



2.30. — Fine, as before. (Observer uncomfortably placed.) 

 3.0. — Fine, as before. 



November 6. — Day beautifully clear, except slight (smoke) haze, which is as 

 yesterday or perhaps a trifle less. Wind S. Observations good. 



November 7. — Day beautifully clear. Smoke haze below to S., but hardly, if at 

 all, visible against hills to N., slightly visible E. and W. Wind S. and low. 



November 8. — Day beautifully clear now, but up to 8 or 9 a.m. fine strati were 

 over southern sky. Wind S. and low. 



November 9.— Day beautifully clear, except the smoke haze, which may be a trifle 

 less than yesterday to S.E., S., and N.W. 



November 10. — Day beautifully fine, and sky blue and clear some 50° around 

 sun. Smoke haze more and we are slightly in it. A very few small patches of c.c. 

 floating about, some perhaps in sun's track (E. to W.), others about 25° below sun. 

 Wind S. and in rather strong gusts. 



November 11. — Day beautifully fine ; compared with yesterday there are more 

 small patches of c.c. floating about, but not in tracks leading through sun ; and the 

 nearest disappearance of a patch was not under 25° from sun : there is also more 

 smoke haze, and it is visible all round along horizon, so that we are in it, though it 

 is quite invisible above. Wind S.E. 



