Observations, April 6 — 12. 1843. 
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Species of Clouds, &c 
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6. Thick and ragged masses of scud •+- cirrous haze, &c. 
8. Loose scud ; thick mass of cirrous clouds ; red to W. ; a few drops of rain. 
10. Scud. 
18. A long mass of scud on S. and SE. horizon, moving slowly. 
20. Masses of scud and loose cumulo-strati linear, woolly and reticulated cirri, with cirro-strati. 
22. Scud. 
0. Scud -i— woolly cirri to W. 
2. Homogeneous scud ; light rain. 
4. Scud : woolly cirri. 
6. Id. : id. 
8. Scud. 
10. Clear ; small patches of scud to N. and E. 
18. Sheets of woolly cirri. 
20. Scud ; light rain. 
22. Id. 
0. Id. ; raining. [woolly cirri to W. 
2. Woolly cirrous scud, moving slowly loose cumuli to W. and S. ; small detached cumuli to N. and E. ; 
4. Large masses of scud. 
6. Rain. 
8. Scud cirrous clouds to N. 
10. Cirro-cumulous scud ; about 10 m ago it was acted on by various currents. 
18. Patches of cumuli +- cumulo-strati on E. horizon ; woolly cirri and cirrous haze over the sky. 
20. Patches of scud ; cumuli on E. horizon ; cirrous haze covers the sky. 
22. Scud ■+ — thick cirrous haze. 
0. Loose-edged cumuli. 
2. Large masses of black scud, cumuli and nimbi, falling in snow all round : cirrous clouds. 
4. Loose-edged cumuli ; snow falling to N. 
6. Scud -t— large masses of cumuli to E. and S. ; a shower of snow. 
8. Cumuli and cumulo-strati on horizon, falling in showers of snow (?) to SW. 
10. Cumuli to SE. 
18. Clear, except a bank of cirro-stratus and loose cumuli to E. 
20. Cumulo-strati on N. and E. horizon. 
22. Scud, moving quickly : woolly cirri, slowly. 
0. Cumuli. 
2. Scud : cumuli. 
4. Scud and loose cumuli 4— large masses of cumuli to E. 
6. Cirrous scud large ranges of cumuli to N. and E. ; passing showers of snow. 
8. Thick cumuli to NW. and on S. horizon ; cirro-strati to S. 
10. Scud. 
18. Cirrous scud h— cumulo-strati on E. horizon. [NE. 
20. Patches of cirrous scud ; id. ; fine linear cirri lying E. b3 r N. to W. by S. ; cirrous haze to 
22. Scud to W. and NW. -t— a long line of patches of cirrous-edged cumuli to SSE., feathered and assuming a 
considerable likeness to the cymoid cirri ; sky nearly covered with thick cirrous haze. 
0. Patches of scud -1— cirrous haze. 
2. As before, but more scud. 
4. Detached masses of scud -1— dense mass of cirrous clouds and haze. 
0. Kain. 
8. Several heavy showers of snow since last observation. 
10. Masses of scud. 
18. Scud -t— loose ragged cumuli on horizon. 
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