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0
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CUMULUS, IF ANY, ARE QUITE SMALL; GENERALLY LESS THAN 2/8 CO" VERAGE, EXCEPT ON WINDWARD SLOPES OF ELEVATED TERRAIN; AVERA" GE WIDTH OF CLOUD IS AT
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1
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CUMULUS OF INTERMEDIATE SIZE WITH CLOUD COVER LESS THAN 5/8;" AVERAGE CLOUD WIDTH IS MORE THAN ITS VERTICAL THICKNESS; TO" WERS ARE VERTICAL WITH L
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2
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SWELLING CUMULUS WITH RAPIDLY GROWING TALL TURRETS WHICH DEC" REASE IN SIZE WITH HEIGHT AND WHOSE TOPS TEND TO SEPARATE FR" OM THE LONGER CLOUD BODY
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3
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SWELLING CUMULUS WITH TOWERS HAVING A PRONOUNCED TILT IN A D" OWNWIND DIRECTION; VERTICAL CLOUD THICKNESS IS MORE THAN ONE" AND A HALF TIMES THAT O
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4
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SWELLING CUMULUS WITH TOWERS HAVING A PRONOUNCED TILT IN AN" UPWIND DIRECTION; VERTICAL CLOUD THICKNESS IS MORE THAN ONE" AND A HALF TIMES THAT OF I
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5
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TALL CUMULUS CONGESTUS WITH VERTICAL THICKNESS MORE THAN TWI" CE THE AVERAGE WIDTH; NOT ORGANIZED IN CLUSTERS OR LINES; ON" E OR MORE LAYERS OF CLOU
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6
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ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS OR LARGE CLUSTERS OF CUMULUS TURRETS S" EPARATED BY WIDE AREAS IN WHICH CLOUDS ARE ABSENT; CLOUD BAS" ES ARE GENERALLY DARK WI
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7
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NUMEROUS CUMULUS EXTENDING THROUGH THE MIDDLE TROPOSPHERE WI" TH BROKEN TO OVERCAST SHEETS OF MIDDLE CLOUDS AND/OR CIRROST" RATUS; CUMULUS TOWERS DO
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8
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CONTINUOUS DENSE MIDDLE CLOUDS AND/OR CIRROSTRATUS CLOUD SHE" ETS WITH SOME LARGE ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS OR CUMULUS CONGEST" US CLOUDS PENETRATING TH
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9
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CONTINUOUS SHEETS OF MIDDLE CLOUDS AND/OR CIRROSTRATUS WITH" CUMULONIMBUS AND CUMULUS CONGESTUS IN ORGANIZED LINES OR CLO" UD BANDS; RAIN IS GENERAL
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10
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STATE OF SKY UNKNOWN OR NOT DESCRIBED BY ANY OF THE ABOVE
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15
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MISSING VALUE
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