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0
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CUMULUS, IF ANY, ARE QUITE SMALL; GENERALLY LESS THAN 2/8 COVERAGE, EXCEPT ON WINDWARD SLOPES OF ELEVATED TERRAIN; AVERAGE WIDTH OF CLOUD IS AT LEAST
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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; TOWERS ARE VERTICAL WITH LITTLE
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2
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SWELLING CUMULUS WITH RAPIDLY GROWING TALL TURRETS WHICH DECREASE IN SIZE WITH HEIGHT AND WHOSE TOPS TEND TO SEPARATE FROM THE LONGER CLOUD BODY AND E
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3
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SWELLING CUMULUS WITH TOWERS HAVING A PRONOUNCED TILT IN A DOWNWIND DIRECTION; VERTICAL CLOUD THICKNESS IS MORE THAN ONE AND A HALF TIMES THAT OF ITS
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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 ITS A
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5
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TALL CUMULUS CONGESTUS WITH VERTICAL THICKNESS MORE THAN TWICE THE AVERAGE WIDTH; NOT ORGANIZED IN CLUSTERS OR LINES; ONE OR MORE LAYERS OF CLOUDS EXT
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6
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ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS OR LARGE CLUSTERS OF CUMULUS TURRETS SEPARATED BY WIDE AREAS IN WHICH CLOUDS ARE ABSENT; CLOUD BASES ARE GENERALLY DARK WITH SHO
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7
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NUMEROUS CUMULUS EXTENDING THROUGH THE MIDDLE TROPOSPHERE WITH BROKEN TO OVERCAST SHEETS OF MIDDLE CLOUDS AND/OR CIRROSTRATUS; CUMULUS TOWERS DO NOT D
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8
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CONTINUOUS DENSE MIDDLE CLOUDS AND/OR CIRROSTRATUS CLOUD SHEETS WITH SOME LARGE ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS OR CUMULUS CONGESTUS CLOUDS PENETRATING THESE SH
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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 CLOUD BANDS; RAIN IS GENERALLY OB
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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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