Observations, October 22 — 28. 1843. 
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Species of Clouds, &c. 
Observer's 
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18. Cirro-strati to E. 
20. Thin scud, moving quickly : diffuse, woolly, and mottled cirri and cirro-cumuli. 
22. Scud : woolly cirro-cumuli, woolly cirri and cirro-strati. 
0. Id. : woolly cirri. 
2. Cirrous scud cirrous clouds and haze. 
4. Scud -i— cirri. 
6. Id. 
8. Id. 
10. Id. 
18. Homogeneous ; a few drops of rain ; wind in gusts. 
20. Thin smoky scud : strata of woolly and woven cirri and cirro-cumuli cirro-strati to E. 
22. Loose scud -)— cirro-cumuli and cirrous clouds to S. 
0. Scud ; a slight shower lately. 
2. Light rain. 
4. Scud -i— cirrous clouds ; a few drops of rain ; occasional showers. 
6. Id. -f— cirro-cumulous scud to S. 
8. 
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18. Streaks of cirro-strati to N. and SW. ; hoar-frost. 
20. Patches of cirri -f— cirro-strati to SE. and N. 
22. Woolly cirri -t- id. S. ; scud to W. 
0. Scud and loose cumuli -i— patches of cirri and cirro-strati. 
2. Loose cumuli -t— patches of cirri and cirro-strati. 
4. Id. : woolly cirri, moving very slowly cumuli on S. horizon. 
6. Woolly cirri ; patches of scud. 
8. Masses of scud. Much lightning without thunder seen about 8 h 20 m by Mr Rule, the land-steward. 
10. Patches of cloud. 
18. Cirro-strati, chiefly to N. and E. ; hoar-frost. 
20. Sheets and patches of woolly cirri. 
22. Cirro-strati and patches of cumuli on E. and NE. horizon ; a patch of cirrus to W. 
0. Loose cumuli to S. and on £f. horizon. 
2. Loose cumuli. 
4. Masses of cumuli near horizon ; cirroiis haze to E. and S. 
6. Loose cumuli. 
8. Id. ; very faint Auroral light, low on N. horizon. 
10. Auroral light to N., more distinct 10 m ago, when it was an arch 8° altitude, stretching from NW. to N. ; no Aurora was visible at 9 h . 
18. Hoar-frost. 
20. Cirro-cumuli and linear cirri to SW. 
22. Cirro-cumuli, fine woolly linear, and mottled cirri -f— loose cumuli on SE. horizon ; cirrous haze on horizon. 
0. Masses of scud : large cirro-cumuli -t— linear cirri and cirro-strati to E. and SE. ; cirrous haze to S. 
2. Thick mass of cirrous clouds and haze, with thick linear cirri, the motion scarcely perceptible ■*— masses of 
4. Patches of scud •+- very thick woolly and diffuse cirri obscuring the sun. [scud to S. and SE. 
6. Very thick, homogeneous cirrous mass. 
8. Hazy clouds. 
10. Id. 
18. Very dark ; light rain. 
20. Scud ; light rain. 
22. Loose scud ; drizzle ; Scotch mist. 
0. Id. 
2. Scud and loose cumuli ; breaking to E. 
4. Loose scud : woolly cirri -h- diffuse cirri to W. 
6. Scud. 
8. Id. ; occasional slight showers. 
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