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A hail shower with Rainbow and supernumeraries over Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, UK.
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A variety of cirrus clouds over Oakland, California, US
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The sun makes a cameo appearance through some low level stratus and fog over Reek, Holland
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Reflections of cumulus on a walk by the bay, which Monica described being not long after a major downpour, so there was much sogginess and sludge underfoot, but the view made up for it, near Berkeley, California, US.
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Fogbow over Llangorse, Brecon, Wales
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Remnants of a contrail against the clear sky of daylight, versus what could have initially been perceived to be noctilucent, yet the latter is seen within the night sky (Latin for "night-shining"). This view of the sky was spotted over Beijing, China.
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A subtle sun pillar at sunset over Krakow, Poland
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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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Cloudbow over Newlyn, United Kingdom
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A primary rainbow and a subtle secondary rainbow spotted during a storm near Mercogliano, Italy
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A plethora of clouds on a hike in the Adirondacks, New York, US
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On board an airplane departing the Charlotte area, Haruko conveyed that there were tornado warnings in the area on this day. From what it appears, the cloud column that is reaching the ground shows signs that it might have been a brief tornado touchdown near Charlotte, North Carolina, US.
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Sunrise with early morning fog over Mission Mountain Range near Ronan, Montana, US
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Sunrise from Cadillac Mountain, the first place where the sun's rays hit the United States during the summer months, is located in Acadia National Park, Maine, US.
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A contrail partly hidden by lower level cumulus fractus over Soledad, California, US
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We had clouds like this yesterday (24th March) which visited us with huge size hailstones. They made quite an interesting racket on my small conservatory roof – me, being inside enjoying a welcome glass of wine and listening to lovely classical music! “Hey!”.
Laurence