Observations, January 31 — February 6. 1843. 
95 
Species or Clouds, &c. 
h. 
0. Scud creeping along horizon, cirro-cumuli, cirrous haze, bluish-black cirro-stratus to E. ; rain apparently falling to S. and W., very stormy like. 
2. Scud -t— very fine mottled cirri ; sky to E. 
4. Id. ; some of the clouds have a blue tint. 
6. Id. very thick. 
8. Id. 
10. Long strips of clouds pointing from SW. to NE. extending through 120° ; a flash of lightning. 
18. Clear. [19h. 
20. A great mass of cumuli or nimbi on horizon to S. and SE. ; a few drops of rain ; a flash of lightning about 
22. Patches of scud to N. : mottled cirri, striated at the edges, the stria; pointing NNW +- cirrous haze and cumuli on S. horizon. 
0. Patches of scud -1— loose cumuli on S. horizon ; a number of sea gulls seen flying from eastward. 
2. Scud -i— woolly cirri. 
4. Id. ; sky on E. horizon. 
6. Heavy rain. 
8. Scud ; like haze in some places. 
10. Loose scud, light rain. 
18. Scud. 
20. Id. -i— woolly and linear cirri, cirro-cumuli. 
22. Cirrous scud -1— a large mass of cirro-stratus on E. and S. horizon ; a slight fall of snow. 
0. A smart shower of snow. 
2. Id., scud. 
4. Scud : woolly cirri ■+- cumuli and nimbi falling in snow to S. and E. 
6. Id. cumuli round horizon. 
8. Id. 
10. Snowing ; lightning seen before and after this. 
18. Clouds to NW. and SE. 
20. Scud. 
22. Cirrous scud woolly cirri, large masses of cumulo-strati on NE. horizon. 
0. Woolly cirri -•— cumulo-strati on NE. horizon. 
2. Id. h — id., loose cumuli to S. 
4. Woolly cirro-strati, falling in snow on all sides but the S. ; quite overcast, with snow in a few minutes. 
6. Cumuli to NW. 
8. Clear. 
10. Overcast. 
18. Homogeneous, a slight fall of snow. 
20. Scud ; a few drops of rain. 
22. Loose vapoury clouds falling in powdery hail ; beautiful cumuli to SE. 
0. Cirrous scud -t— loose cumuli to S. 
2. As before. 
4. Cirrous scud. 
6. Id. 
8. Id. 
10. Id. 
18. A bank of clouds to E. 
20. Woolly cirri and cirrous scud to E. 
22. Large woolly cirro-cumuli -1— linear cirri to SW. 
0. Id. 
2. Id. 
4. Cirrous scud -t— a homogeneous mass to S. ; a slight shower of snow. 
6. Id. -t— cirrous clouds. 
8. Scud ; light rain ; coloured lunar corona. 
10. Loose cumuli. 
