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Cumulus congestus illuminated over Fukuoka, Japan
Cumulus fractus with iridescence over Woodland, Oregon, US.
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22-degree halo over Barbados, West Indies.
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Cumulus over White Tank, New Zealand
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Cumulus mediocris over Vermontville, New York, US.
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Cumulus and Cirrostratus over Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England. “To my eye this cloud looks like a bizarre two-headed 'push-me-pull-you' crocodile,“ says Jeremy Williams, “but maybe I’m hallucinating!”
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Fair-weather Cumulus spotted over Gross Valley in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
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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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