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Crepuscular rays over Taipei, Taiwan
A day after a tornado impacted the area, Darcie's friend, Vicki Kiesau, spotted an expansive display of Virga over Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
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A line of developing Cumulus congestus spotted over east central Ohio, US
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22-degree halo spotted near Birling Gap, Seven Sisters, East Sussex, England
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Crepuscular rays and shadows during sunset over Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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Pileus, also known as a cap cloud, can develop above rapidly rising cumulus or cumulonimbus clouds, as spotted here by Genevieve's father during an evening walk in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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Mammatus (Mamma) at sunset over Oro Valley, Arizona, US
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A classic example of pileus spotted over Curitiba, Brazil
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Virga spotted during the early morning over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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Virga with colour spotted over Klein Sinaai, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
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Pileus spotted over Curitiba, Brazil
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Crepuscular rays over Esfahan, Iran
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Cumulus congestus that appears to be on the verge of developing into a cumulonimbus, with a classic example of pileus over the top of its formation, spotted near Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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A classic example of altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, spotted over Picinisco, Lazio, Italy
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A towering cumulus congestus that was on the precipice of developing into a cumulonimbus, as Heather related that thunderstorms came to fruition over Bannockburn, Victoria, Australia
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Cumulus congestus, potentially developing into a cumulonimbus, captured by Nicola's son, Sam, near Adelaide, South Australia
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