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Fair-weather Cumulus spotted over Gross Valley in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
A 22-degree halo formed by Cirrostratus cloud and some cloud iridescence formed by Cumulus fractus, spotted over Zoetermeer, South Holland, Netherlands.
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A spring lamb spotted over Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Cloud ridges known as undulatus in a mixed sky after a four-day blizzard spotted from the North Shore (Silver Bay) of Lake Superior, Minnesota, US.
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Cumulus clouds forming a burst of crepuscular rays over Esfahan, Iran.
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A land of Stratocumulus, Cumulus congestus and distant Cumulonimbus spotted at 37,000 feet over Soledad, California, US.
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Cumulus, Stratocumulus and Altocumulus vie for attention over the Adirondack Mountains, New York, US.
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A Cumulus elephant spotted over Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
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A smooth cloud cap, known as a pileus, forming over the top of a large Cumulus cloud that looks to be building into a storm.
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The Greek god Zeus arrives just ahead of a storm. Spotted over Pacifica, California, US.
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A laughing Cumulus spotted over Goodyear, Arizona.
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A dog barking over Bigfork, Montana, US.
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An unusual formation that we think is probably an arcus cloud feature, with virga falling behind it, from a Cumulus congestus, spotted over Antarctica.
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A dying Cumulus, also known as Cumulus fractus, at the end of the day over East Beach, Santa Barbara, California, US.
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Dissipating Cumulus clouds at sunset, spotted over Karbala, Iraq.
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Cumulus congestus clouds building into a storm over Legnano, northern Italy.
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