Observations, March 17 — 24. 1843. 
109 
Species of Clouds, &c. 

Observer's 
Initial. 
h. 
20. Woolly cirri, cirro-cumuli, and fine linear cirri, all lying WSW. to ENE. ; masses of loose cumuli near horizon all round, cumulo- strati to E. 
22. A few patches of scud h— loose cumulo-strati ; cirrous haze. 
0. Patches of scud ; large loose cirro-cumuli ; cumulo-strati to NNE. 
2. Masses of scud -i— cumulo-strati above cumuli to N. and E. 
4. Large loose cirro-cumuli ; cirrous haze. » r • . 
a [point. 
0. Patches of scud moving quickly +- lines of cirro-strati and linear cirri rising from a semicircular nucleus on E. horizon and radiatin™ from that 
8. 
w 
B 
B 
W 
W 
W 
B 
B 
10. 
18. Scud. 
20. Thick scud ; breaking to ENE. where cirrous clouds are seen above. 
22. Loose scud ■+- patches of woolly cirri ; ranges of loose cumuli to S. and E. 
0. Scud ■+— cirrous clouds. 
2. Thick scud ; raining to NW. [the horizon scoms covered with the thin scud _ 
4, Thin misty scud apparently close to the ground and moving very rapidly : thick scud moving less quickly : woolly cirri moving very slowly ; 
6. Thin scud : scud : cirrous clouds. 
8. Scud. 
10. Id. 
B 
B 
W 
w 
w 
B 
B 
W 
W 
18. Id. ; light rain. 
20. Id. [horizon. 
22. Id. -i— woolly cirro-cumuli and fine linear cirri lying N. and S. ; cumulo-strati and loose cumuli near 
0. Scud and loose cumuli +- woolly cirri and cirro-cumuli. 
2. Detached masses of cumuli h — cirro-cumuli. 
4. Scud and masses of woolly cirro-cumuli. 
6. A large mass of electric clouds moved up from SSW. ; at first the W. was covered, but the tendency of the whole is towards the E.; the clouds 
at first appeared to he acted on by several currents, now they appear to move from SSE. and SE. ; large drops of rain ; sky to E. with beau- 
8. Heavy showers, scud. t tiful cumulo-strati to sse. 
10. Clear. 
B 
B 
W 
w 
w 
B 
B 
B 
W 
18. Scud in different strati, moving very slowly cumulo-strati and cirro-strati to E., the latter quite red. 
20. Scud ; light rain. 
22. Raining. 
0. Patches of cirrous scud -t— 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 SW. 
2. Detached masses of loose cumuli +- the sky almost completely covered with thin crossed woolly cirri ; cirrous haze on E. horizon. 
4. Masses of loose cumuli and cumulo strati -i— woolly cirrous clouds. 
6. Large masses of cumulo-strati -t— cirrous clouds. 
8. Thick masses of scud. 
10. 
B 
B 
W 
w 
w 
B 
B 
W 
H 
18. Scud. 
20. Id. 
22. Id. ; smart shower. 
0. Id. -j— cumulo-strati to S. ; breaking to S. 
2. Id. 
4. Id. ; light rain. 
6. Hazy clouds on E. horizon. 
8. Small patches of scud ; cirrous haze on horizon. 
10. Scud. 
H 
H 
B 
W 
D 
W 
H 
W 
D 
18. Thick fog. 
20. Fog clearing off. 
22. Fog. 
0. Scud ; light rain. 
2. Scud ; raining lately ; clearing to S. 
B 
B 
W 
w 
w 
MAG. AND MET. OBS. 1843. 
