| 0 |
Cirrus (Ci)
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stable
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| 1 |
Cirrocumulus (Cc)
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stable
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| 2 |
Cirrostratus (Cs)
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stable
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| 3 |
Altocumulus (Ac)
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stable
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| 4 |
Altostratus (As)
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stable
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| 5 |
Nimbostratus (Ns)
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stable
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| 6 |
Stratocumulus (Sc)
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stable
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| 7 |
Stratus (St)
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stable
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| 8 |
Cumulus (Cu)
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stable
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| 9 |
Cumulonimbus (Cb)
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stable
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| 10 |
No CH clouds
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stable
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| 11 |
Cirrus fibratus, sometimes uncinus, not progressively invading the sky
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stable
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| 12 |
Cirrus spissatus, in patches or entangled sheaves, which usually do not increase and sometimes seem to be the remains of the upper part of a Cumulonimbus; or Cirrus castellanus or floccus
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stable
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| 13 |
Cirrus spissatus cumulonimbogenitus
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stable
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| 14 |
Cirrus uncinus or fibratus, or both, progressively invading the sky; they generally thicken as a whole
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stable
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| 15 |
Cirrus (often in bands) and Cirrostratus, or Cirrostratus alone, progressively invading the sky; they generally thicken as a whole, but the continuous veil does not reach 45 degrees above the horizon
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stable
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| 16 |
Cirrus (often in bands) and Cirrostratus, or Cirrostratus alone, progressively Invading the sky; they generally thicken as a whole; the continuous veil extends more than 45 degrees above the horizon, without the sky being totally covered
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stable
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| 17 |
Cirrostratus covering the whole sky
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stable
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| 18 |
Cirrostratus not progressively invading the sky and not entirely covering it
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stable
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| 19 |
Cirrocumulus alone, or Cirrocumulus predominant among the CH clouds
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stable
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| 20 |
No CM clouds
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stable
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| 21 |
Altostratus translucidus
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stable
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| 22 |
Altostratus opacus or Nimbostratus
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stable
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| 23 |
Altocumulus translucidus at a single level
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stable
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| 24 |
Patches (often lenticular) of Altocumulus translucidus, continually changing and occurring at one or more levels
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stable
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| 25 |
Altocumulus translucidus in bands, or one or more layers of Altocumulus translucidus or opacus, progressively invading the sky; these Altocumulus clouds generally thicken as a whole
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stable
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| 26 |
Altocumulus cumulogenitus (or cumulonimbogenitus)
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stable
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| 27 |
Altocumulus translucidus or opacus in two or more layers, or Altocumulus opacus in a single layer, not progressively invading the sky, or Altocumulus with Altostratus or Nimbostratus
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stable
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| 28 |
Altocumulus castellanus or floccus
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stable
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| 29 |
Altocumulus of a chaotic sky, generally at several levels
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stable
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| 30 |
No CL clouds
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stable
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| 31 |
Cumulus humilis or Cumulus fractus other than of bad weather,* or both
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stable
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| 32 |
Cumulus mediocris or congestus, Towering cumulus (TCU), with or without Cumulus of species fractus or humilis or Stratocumulus, all having their bases at the same level
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stable
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| 33 |
Cumulonimbus calvus, with or without Cumulus, Stratocumulus or Stratus
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stable
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| 34 |
Stratocumulus cumulogenitus
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stable
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| 35 |
Stratocumulus other than Stratocumulus cumulogenitus
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stable
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| 36 |
Stratus nebulosus or Stratus fractus other than of bad weather,* or both
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stable
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| 37 |
Stratus fractus or Cumulus fractus of bad weather,* or both (pannus), usually below Altostratus or Nimbostratus
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stable
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| 38 |
Cumulus and Stratocumulus other than Stratocumulus cumulogenitus, with bases at different levels
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stable
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| 39 |
Cumulonimbus capillatus (often with an anvil), with or without Cumulonimbus calvus, Cumulus, Stratocumulus, Stratus or pannus
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stable
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| 40 |
CH
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stable
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| 41 |
CM
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stable
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| 42 |
CL
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stable
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| 59 |
Cloud not visible owing to darkness, fog, duststorm, sandstorm, or other analogous phenomena
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stable
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| 60 |
CH clouds invisible owing to darkness, fog, blowing dust or sand, or other similar phenomena, or because of a continuous layer of lower clouds
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stable
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| 61 |
CM clouds invisible owing to darkness, fog, blowing dust or sand, or other similar phenomena, or because of continuous layer of lower clouds
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stable
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| 62 |
CL clouds invisible owing to darkness, fog, blowing dust or sand, or other similar phenomena
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stable
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| 63 |
Missing value
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stable
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