Obseevations, Januaey 24 — 30. 1843. 
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Species of Clouds, &c. 
Observer's 
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20. Id. 
22- Cirrous scud mottled cirri ; occasional drops of rain. 
0. Scud +- beautifully mottled and striated cirri ; cirro-cumuli becoming very thick to S. ; the cirro-cumuli which cover the greater part of the sky 
lie in strata like fine snow-balls, in one place very distinct and separated from smaller ones by a sort of hazy edge, they get larger and more 
hazy to S. ; the striated cirri are also of an uncommon kind, being like thick cirrous clouds lying in fine lines on the top of each other. 
2. Patches of scud *- clouds of a thick, fibrous, woven, wavy texture, like a sort of cloth or matting; the line of hollows is from SSE. to TOW., 
giving a stratified appearance; the fibres lie from WS\V. or S\V. by W., a few lines crossing from NNW. Pure and linear cirri in thick 
masses to NE., cirro-cumuli, also in strata ; a few strips of sky to NE. ; in a few minutes the cirri to N. point from WNW., there is a large 
bank of white cloud to W., below which the scud appears to come. 
4. Flocculent and striated thick muddled cirri and cirro-stratus, moving slowly. 
6. Scud -»— cirrous clouds. 
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10. Dark. 
18. Masses of scud. 
20. Id., chiefly to E. -f— a few linear cirri to S. 
22. Patches of scud : woolly cirri -i— linear cirri to NE. pointing NNW. ; loose cumuli and masses of scud to S. 
0. Thin woolly cirri covering nearly all the sky, linear cirri to S. lying E. and W. [the sky. 
2. Woolly cirri and cirro-cumuli -i— linear cirri to E. pointing NNW. ; a sort of cirrous haze covers most of 
4 Patches of scud ■>- thick cirrous haze or cirro-stratus at 3 11 a bright spot was seen where the sun was, now it is quite thick and the sun invi- 
6. As before. I> ible - 
8. Id. 
10. Id. 
18. Dark, scud. 
20. Scud -i— woolly cirri and cirro-cumuli. [of sky. 
22. Scud, moving very rapidly and very low : cirrous clouds, moving slowly, very thick to E. *- loose-edged cirro-cumuli to NW. ; occasional patches 
0. Thick scud. 
2. Id. ; light Scotch mist. 
4. Scud -i— cirrous clouds seen above. 
6. Id. -»— cumulous scud and cirrous haze to W. ; very black to SE. 
8. Id. ; cirrous haze ? 
10. Id. ; stars very dim. 
' 18. Patches of scud. 
20. Id. ; hazy to S. ; wind varying from NW. to SW. 
22. Scud -i— cirrous clouds. 
0. Id. •*— id.; a few drops of rain. 
2. Id. -t— woolly cirri. 
4. Scud and cumuli -t- cirrous clouds to NW. ; portions of rainbows seen since last observation. 
6. Scud. 
8. Clear ; something like an auroral light to N, but no corruscations ; a hazy cloud ? 
10. Id. 
18. Thin clouds shooting up from about WNW. 
20. Thick masses of cirrous-edged scud ; hazy to E. ; stormy like. 
22. Patches of scud -t- haze and loose cumuli on horizon from S. to E. ; faint linear cirri to W., pointing N. 
0. Scud ; occasional showers and rainbows. [by W. ; occasional showers. 
2. Loose cumuli ; passing showers. 
4. Id. id., rainbows. 
6. Small patches of scud ; cirro-strati on SW. horizon. 
8. Clear ; haze to S. 
10. Clear. 
18. Scud? 
20. Scud -f— cirri and cirro-strati ; clouds red to E. 
22. Patches of scud ■><- a thick mass of cirrous clouds moving very slowly ; clouds blue-black to SE. 
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MAG. AND MET. OBS. 1843. 
