Observations, September 13 — 19. 1843. 165 
Species of Clocds, &c. 
Observer's 
Initial. 
h. 
0. Patches of loose cumuli ; hazy to E. 
2. Id. ; id. 
4. Cumulo-stratus on E. horizon. 
6. Scud and loose cumuli low on E. horizon. 
8. Id. 
10. Id. 
B 
B 
W 
W 
B 
B 
18. Scud. 
20. Thick fog. [ground to E. 
22. Thin scud, much of it having a rotatory motion loose-edged cumuli on horizon ; mist rising from the 
0. Loose cumuli moving from all directions between ESE. and SSW., breaking into ragged patches which 
vanish before reaching the Prime Vertical ; mottled cirri and cirrous haze to S. and E. 
2. Cirrous scud : varieties of cirri -t— cirro-strati to S. 
4. Cirro-cumuli, woolly cirri and cirrous haze -t— patches of cumuli to N. 
6. Cirro-cumuli and thick cirrous haze -t— patches of scud on E. horizon. 
8. Id. ■»- id.; red to NW. 
10. Homogeneous ; a few drops of rain. 
W 
W 
B 
B 
B 
W 
W 
B 
B 
18. Homogeneous. 
20. Id. 
22. Id. ; foggy cloud. 
0. Patches of loose cumuli -t— cirrous haze to W. 
2. Patches of scud to N. and of cirro-strati to S. 
4. Sheets of cirro-cumuli, mottled cirri and cirro-strati to S. ; patch of scud to N. 
6. Large cirro-cumuli -(— masses of scud on E. horizon ; woolly and mottled cirri to N. 
8. Patches of cirro-strati and cirro-cumuli. 
10. Id. 
W 
W 
B 
B 
B 
W 
W 
B 
I J 
18. Foggy. _ 
20. Id. ; linear and woolly cirri. 
22. Cirro strati and linear cirri to N. 
0. Loose cumuli : cirro-cumuli and mottled cirri ; cirro-strati on horizon. 
2. Loose cumuli : cirro-cumuli -t— cirro-strati on E. and S. horizon. 
4. Id. -i— haze on E. horizon. 
o. Id. -»— id. 
8. Id. : cirro-cumuli. 
10. 
w 
B 
W 
W 
W 
W 
W 
W 
W 
8 + 17 d 8 h 20 m — 9h. Much lightning wns observed due south, frequent and bright flashes, but often faint ; no clouds nor thunder. 
B 
18. Thin scud : thick scud ; clouds breaking ; thick to E. ; sky milky. 
20. Scud -t— patches of cirro-strati. 
22. Id., moving rapidly -t— patches of linear cirri ; cirro-strati on S. and NE. horizon. 
0. Scud -t— linear cirri. 
2. Id. -i — id. 
4. Thick scud ; occasional showers. 
6. Woolly cirri -i— patches of scud and dark cirro-strati. 
8. Patches of scud ; cirrous clouds. 
10. A faint aurora beyond clouds to N. ; slight pulsations. 
B 
B 
W 
W 
W 
B 
B 
W 
W 
18. Red cirro-strati to E. ; rather thick fog ; heavy dew. 
20. Feathered, diffuse, and crystallized-like cirri, moving slowly. 
22. Woolly and curled cirri, moving slowly h — large cirro-cumuli to S. ; cirro-strati near horizon. 
0. Cirro-cumulo -strati ■+- linear cirri and cirro-strati. 
2. Cirro-cumuli, woolly cirri, and cirrous haze. 
4. Loose woolly cirro-cumuli. 
6. Id. -t— woolly cirri. 
B 
B 
W 
W 
W 
W 
B 
MAG. AND MET. OBS. 1843. 2 T 
