Obseevations, August 24 — 30. 1843. 
159 
Species of Clouds, &c. 
h. 
6. Cirrous scud and cumuli -i— linear cirri to S. ; hazy to E. 
8. Scud and cumuli : thin cirrous haze and light cirri over most of the sky. 
10. Sky almost covered with thin cirrous haze and linear cirri ; patch of scud to W. 
18. Cirro-cumulous scud and woolly cirri -t— thick mass of cirro-strati to E. and SE. ; mist ; heavy dew. 
20. Loose cirro-cumuli, mottled and feathered cirri, cirro-cumuli to E. having the appearance of a bridge +■ cirro-strati to E.; range of cumulo- 
22. Masses of loose cumuli : sheets of cirro-cumuli -t— cirro-strati to E. [strati to n. 
0. Loose cumuli -t— patches of cirro-strati. 
2. Detached cumuli : cirro-cumulous scud : thin mottled cirri. 
4. Scud -i— thick mass of cirrous clouds ; cirro-strati and cumuli to E. ; a few drops of rain. 
6. Id. -f— id. ; id. 
8. Loose scud near horizon : cirro-cumulous scud. 
10. Scud. 
18. Cirrous scud to W. : feathered and woolly cirri to S. +- thick mass of linear cirri and cirrous haze to E. 
20. Cirri ; haze to E. 
22. Scud and loose cumuli. 
0. Id. -t— cirrous clouds. 
2. Id. ; dark scud to SW. 
4. Scud -i— thick cirrous haze. Thunder and heavy showers at 3 h . 
6. Id. -i — cumuli on S. horizon ; heavy shower. 
8. Scud and cirrous clouds near horizon. 
10. Scud. 
18. Woolly cirri and large woolly cirro-cumuli -»— cirro-strati round horizon. 
20. Thick nearly homogeneous cirrous mass -t— cirro-strati to E. ; a few drops of rain. 
22. Thick mass of cirro-cumulous clouds, scud and cumuli to S. ; clouds breaking, sky to N. and S. ; cirro-strati and cirrous haze to E. and S. 
0. Scud -i— dense cirrous mass. 
2. Id. -r- id. 
4. Id. -i- id. ; black to N. 
6. Loose scud cirrous clouds ; a few drops of rain. 
8. Thin scud, nearly homogeneous ; light rain. 
10. Id., id. ; light rain ; the wind blew 0-8 lb. in a few minutes after this. 
18. Scud and cirro-cumuli to SE. ; cirro-strati on E. horizon ; fine linear cirri to W. 
20. Cirro-strati to E. and to W. lying NE. to SW. 
22. Loose cumuli and scud -»— cirrous haze to E. 
0. Id. -t- id. [from W. 
2. Loose cumuli in detached masses which have an internal motion from NW. and W., the whole moving 
4. Loose cumuli. 
6. Id. 
8. Cirrous haze to E. ; patches of loose cumuli to E. 
10. Very clear, not a speck of cloud to be seen. 
18. Cirro-strati to N. ; heavy dew. 
20. Linear cirri to E. ; patches of clouds to E. 
22. Loose cumuli -t— linear cirri and cirrous haze to E. 
0. Loose cirro-cumulous cumuli. 
2. Id. 
4. Id. 
6. Id. ; cirrous haze to W. 
8. Loose gray cirro-cumuli, scattered over the sky, which is quite milky. 
10. Id. id. 
18. Cirro-cumulous scud -t— cirrous clouds and cirro-cumuli. 
