I 
Observations, May 28 — June 3. 1843. 
131 
Species of Clouds, &c. 
18. Patches of scud moving quickly : scud +- linear cirri ; line of scud creeping along N. horizon. Snow 
seen on some of the surrounding hills, and lying on the ground an hour ago. 
20. Scud and loose cumuli. 
22. Id. 
0. Id. 
2. Id. ; passing showers. 
4. Scud ; raining, heavy shower of hail lately ; sky to N. 
6. Low masses of scud and cumuli : cirrous haze and cirro-cumuli +- long ranges of cumuli and nimbi of 
great height, to E. ; raining heavily to E. and S. ; sky electric looking. 
8. Scud -t— ranges of cumulo-strati to N. ; patches of mottled cirri. 
10. Loose cumuli +- cirrous clouds. 
horizon ; sky getting more to NE. 
18. Thick cirro-cumulous scud ; sky to N. 
20. Id., more dense -t— scud and cumuli on N. 
22. Scud and loose cumuli cirrous clouds to NE. 
0. Id. ■*— thin cirri to E. 
2. Id. -t- linear cirri to NE., lying WNW. to ESE. ; raining heavily to S. At 2 h 27 m black, 
loose, ragged scud began to move from N., W., and E., and the wind began to blow 0 - 7 lb. from SSVV. 
4. Scud moving from various directions, chiefly from SW. by S., and also from N. by E. ; rain. 
6. Patches of scud moving from E., NE., and W. : cirro-cumulous scud -i— cumulo-strati to S. ; rain. 
8. Patches of scud : cirro-cumulous scud -t— thick cirrous haze ; solar halo. 
10. Scud ; light rain. 
18. Id. ; rain. 
20. Id. ; heavy rain. 
22. Homogeneous ; light drizzle. 
0. Id. ; id. 
2. Scud ; light rain. 
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18. Scud, nearly homogeneous ; light mist ; broken a little to E. and ESE. 
20. Scud -t— cirrous clouds. 
22. Id. 
0* W» [up, moving from NE. 
2. Homogeneous scud ; half an hour ago the clouds were moving from S., the wind changed suddenly to NNE., and a lower stratum of scud sprung 
4. Homogeneous scud ; mist ; light rain just commenced. 
6. Id.; id.; id. 
8. Scud ; light rain. 
10. Id. ; id. 
18. Scud -i— an opening to NNE. where cirrous clouds are seen. 
20. Id. 
22. Id. -i— cirro-strati on NNE. horizon. 
0. Id. 
2. Id. ; light rain. 
4. Id. ; id. 
