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Undulatus over Whitley Bay, England
A classic example of asperitas spotted over the Black Mountains, Western North Carolina, US
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A classic example of virga spotted over Kingscliff, Australia
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A classic example of an altocumulus lenticularis, along with a second, nearly identical one in the background, spotted over Montana, US
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Rainbow spotted over Lusk Village, County Dublin, Ireland
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Lacunosus, a short-lived cloud formation, was spotted over North Devon, England
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Distrail spotted over Washington D.C., US
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Cirrus clouds amidst the blue sky over Isle of Harris, Scotland
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22-degree halo over Cajeme, Sonora, Mexico
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Following a particularly strong line of thunderstorms, accompanied by a few tornadoes in the region, Scott captured this stunning view of mammatus (mamma) as the storms departed the area near Plymouth, Wisconsin, US
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A classic example of altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Reno, Nevada, US
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Lightning strike during a storm over Kota, India
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Multiple examples of altocumulus lenticularis spotted to the east of Menifee, California, US
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Significant updrafts propelled the development of this particular cumulonimbus, which Sarah entitles "Sunset lights up an expanding storm", spotted over St. Louis, Missouri, US
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Virga with colour spotted over Klein Sinaai, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
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A dynamic view of a rain shaft within a mature cumulonimbus near Brighton, Colorado, US
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