Obseevations, July 18 — 24. 1843. 
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Species of Clouds, &c. 
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0. Scud -t— dense cirro-stratus and haze ; light drizzle. 
2. Cirrous-edged cumuli and scud -t— cumulo-strati to S. 
4. Cumuli and cirrous scud, very low on the side of Cheviot : a large black lowering mass of scud from about W. half an hour ago. 
6. Scud and cumuli. 
8. Cirro-cumulous scud -t— cumulo-strati to SE. 
10. Cirri and cirro-cumuli +- cirro-strati to E. 
18. Loose scud : cirro-cumuli and cirrous scud. 
20. Scud. 
22. Id. ; heavy rain. 
0. Id. -»— cirrous clouds ; drizzle. 
2. Scud and cumuli -i— cirri ; heavy rain to SE. [showers. 
4. Scud ■+- fine ranges of cumuli, mixed with cirrous clouds, to E ; dark and raining to SW. ; occasional 
6. Scud and cumuli +- patches of cirrous clouds ; raining heavily to SE. from a black mass of scud ; heavy shower of rain and hail lately. 6 h 20 m . 
A large mass of cumuli, nimbi, and scud, covering three parts of the sky, converging to a deep black to SE. where it appears to rain heavily. 
8. Heterogeneous scud -t— cumuli on E. horizon. 
10. Scud. 
18. Id. •«— cirro-stratus on E. horizon. 
20. Id. 
22. Id. ; light rain. 
0. Rain. 
2. Scud ; light rain. 
4. Id. 
6. Id. ; the sun's disc just visible through a dense cirrous mass. 
8. Id. ; cirrous clouds and haze. 
10. Id. -i— cirro-cumuli and cirrous clouds ; dark mass of scud to E. 
18. Id. : cirrous scud. 
20. Id. ; a few drops of rain. 
22. Cirro-strati and scud ; shower. 
0. Scud ■*— cirro-strati and cumuli to NE. ; showers. 
2. Scud and cumuli +- range of cumuli from WNW. to ESE. forming half of a great circle, making an angle of 8° with the N. horizon. 
4. Cumuli, apparently acted on by several currents •+- cumulo-strati on horizon ; patches of mottled cirri. 
6. Masses of cirro-cumuli and cirri -t- cumulo-strati on NE. and SW. horizon. 
8. Masses of scud and cumuli to SW. ; linear cirri lying NNW. to SSE. ; cirro-strati to NE. 
10. Cirro-cumulo-strati -t— linear cirri. 
18. Cirro-cumuli and cirrous haze over the sky ; cirro-strati on NE. and E. horizon. 
20. Sky densely covered with cirrous haze and cirro-cumuli, moving very slowly cirro-strati to E. 
22. Scud n — cirro-cumuli and cirrous haze. 
0. Id. -t— id. ; drops of rain. 
2. Id. ; light shower. 
4. Id. ; rather heavy rain. 
6. Id. ; id. 
8. Id. ; light rain ; clouds breaking. 
10. Id. 
18. Woolly cirro-cumuli -i— cirro-strati to E. 
20. Id. -t— cumulo-strati to N. ; cirrous haze to W. and NW. 
0. Scud and cumuli. 
2. Id. 
4. Cirro-cumulous scud and cumuli. 
6. Id. 
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