Observations, May 2 — 8. 1843. 
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4. Flame and mottled cirri to W. ; a bank of scud and haze on E. horizon. 
6. Flame-like and woolly cirri and cirro-strati to W. ; scud and haze on E. horizon. 
8. Scud, homogeneous. 
10. Id., id. 
18. Thick fog. 
20. Fog clearing off. 
22. Two currents of scud. 
0. Patches of loose cumuli on S. horizon ; haze on E. horizon. 
2. Detached masses of scud and loose cumuli on N. and S. horizon ; masses of mottled cirri to W. 
4. Cumulo-stratus to S. and a thick sheet of cirro-cumuli to SW. 
6. Id. id. 
8. Id. ; patches of cirri to SSW. 
10. Patches of cirrous clouds to W. ; haze and clouds on S. and SE. horizon. 
18. Very thin cirrous haze, principally on E. horizon. 
20. Cirro-strati to E. 
22. Cirrous clouds, chiefly cirro-cumuli -t- cirrous haze to S. and E. ; cumuli on N. horizon. 
0. Woolly cirri and cirro-cumuli -t— cirrous haze ; ranges of cumuli on N. horizon. 
2. Scud and loose-edged cumuli -i— masses of cirrous clouds and haze. 
4. Masses of cumuli in baze ; sky stormy-like. 
6. Scud and loose cumuli ; a few drops of rain. 
8. Id. 
10. Scud. 
18. Masses of scud, moving quickly -t— cumulo-strati on NE. horizon. Thunder heard last night and this morning. 
20. Thin scud : thicker scud, moving slower ; a few drops of rain. 
22. Scud and cumuli -t— cumulo-strati on horizon. 
0. Id. +- id. 
2. Scud -i— cumuli near horizon ; drops of rain. 
4. Cumuli, cumulo-strati and nimbi -i— cirrous haze to E. ; passing showers. 
6. Scud, cumuli and cumulo-strati. 
8. Scud and loose cumuli -t— cirro-strati and cirrous haze. 
10. Scud. 
18. Strata of scud and linear and woolly cirri. 
20. Strata of scud to E. : thick and large masses of woolly cirri, becoming flame-like. 
22. Scud and loose cumuli : cirrous clouds, chiefly cirro-cumuli, woolly cirri. 
0. Detached masses of scud +- thick cirro-stratus and haze. 
2. Id. ; id. 
4. Scud -•— id. 
6. Id. +- id. 
8. Id. -t- id. 
10. Light rain. 
18. Scud -i— dense cirrous clouds ; cumuli on horizon ; rain till now. 
20. Id. •*— mottled and reticulated cirri and cirro-cumuli. like. 
22. Scud and loose cumuli, moving quickly -t— pyramidal and common cumuli, moving very slowly; sky stormy- 
0. Scud and loose cumuli. 
2. Id. 
4. Loose cumuli -t— large cirro-cumuli and woolly cirri. 
6. Scud and loose cumuli -i— cirrous clouds and haze. 
8. Scud rising from E. -t— thick sheet of cirro-stratus ; long blue bank of cirro-stratus to E. 
10. Nearly as before ; cirri ribbed, ribs lying N. and S. ; less even surface of clouds. 
18. Cirrous clouds ; large cirro-cumuli and mottled cirri ; cirrous haze ; very thick to W. ; cirro-strati to NE.; bank of scud to SE. 
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