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Observations, February 25 — March 22. 1843. 203 
Species of Clotjds, &c. 
1 Observer's 
Initial. 
h. 
3 
m. 
0. Scud ; rain to ENE ? 
B 
4 
0. 
Cirrous scud ; hail a short time ago. 
W 
5 
0. 
Scud -t— cirrous scud. 
W 
6 
0. 
Loose scud -t— cirrous clouds. 
w 
7 
0. 
Id. +— id. 
B 
8 
0. Very dark. 
D 
9 
0. 
Id. 
D 
10 
0. 
Id. 
D 
14 
0. 
Cumulous scud to NW. Light seen through the clouds to NNW, and when the clouds clear away a hank of light is seen along that portion 
B 
16 
0. 
[of the horizon. 
B 
13 
0. 
Scud. Faint auroral light, stronger four hours ago. 
B 
14 
0. 
Id. 
B 
18 
0. 
Scud ; light rain. 
B 
19 
0. 
Loose thin scud. 
B 
20 
0. 
Scud. 
B 
21 
0. 
Id. -i— loose-edged cumulo-strati and loose cumuli to E. and* SE. 
22 
0. 
Id. h— woolly cirro-cumuli and fine linear cirri lying N. and S. ; cumulo-strati and loose cumuli near 
W 
23 
0. 
Large detached masses of scud : cirro-cumuli. [the horizon. 
W 
0 
0. 
Scud and loose cumuli -i— woolly cirri and cirro-cumuli. 
W 
1 
0. 
Thin scud : cirrous clouds. 
W 
2 
0. 
Detached masses of cumuli -i— cirro-cumuli. 
W 
3 
0. 
Loose cumuli -t— woolly cirri. 
W 
4 
0. 
Scud and masses of woolly cirro-cumuli. 
B 
5 
0. 
Scud ; very dark to SSW. ; thunder ? 
B 
6 
0. 
A large mass of electric clouds moved up from SSW. ; at first the W. was covered, but the tendency of the whole is towards the E. ; the clouds 
at first appeared to be acted on by several currents, now they appear to move from SSE. ; large drops of rain ; sky to E. with beautiful 
B 
cumulo-strati to SSE. 
7 
0. 
Thick scud, falling in showers, the drops very large ; hazy to E. ; very black to S. and W. 
B 
8 
0. 
Heavy showers, scud. 
B 
9 
0. 
Clear, except a few clouds to N. 
W 
10 
0. 
Clear. 
W 
11 
0. 
Id., except a small patch of scud to E. 
W 
12 
0. 
Patches of loose scud. 
W 
13 
0. 
Thin scud. 
w 
14 
0. 
Id. 
w 
15 
0. 
Id. 
w 
16 
0. 
Id. 
w 
17 
0. 
Id. 
w 
18 
0. 
Scud in different strata, moving very slowly -s— cumulo-strati and cirro-strati to E. ; the latter very red. 
Thick scud, a few drops of rain ; cirrous clouds or haze above ? 
B 
19 
0. 
B 
20 
0. 
Scud ; light rain. 
B 
22 
0. 
Raining. 
W 
23 
0. 
Thick scud ; clearing up from SSW. ; rain. 
W 
0 
0. 
Patches of cirrous scud -)— a mass of clouds covers the sky from NW., by E., to SE. to an altitude of 40°, 
curled cirri at the edges, apparently becoming haze to NE. ; cumulo-strati near horizon ; cumuli to S W. 
W 
2 
0. 
Detached masses of loose cumuli ■*- the sky almost completely covered with thin crossed woolly cirri ; 
w 
3 
0. 
As at 2 h . [cirrous haze on E. horizon. 
w 
4 
0. 
Masses of loose cumuli and cumulo-strati -t— woolly cirrous clouds. 
B 
5 
0. 
Masses of cirrous-edged cumuli -i— ranges of cumuli on E. and S. horizon ; thin mixed woolly cirri. 
B 
6 
0. 
Large masses of cumulo-strati •+- cirrous clouds. 
B 
7 
0. 
Masses of scud ; the sky quite milky with cirrous haze. 
W 
8 
0. 
Thick masses of scud. 
W 
9 
0. 
Scud. 
W 
10 
0. 
Id. 
H 
