| Code/Flag Figure |
Description |
Status |
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0
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CIRRUS (CI)
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1
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CIRROCUMULUS (CC)
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2
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CIRROSTRATUS (CS)
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3
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ALTOCUMULUS (AC)
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4
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ALTOSTRATUS (AS)
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5
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NIMBOSTRATUS (NS)
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6
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STRATOCUMULUS (SC)
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7
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STRATUS (ST)
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8
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CUMULUS (CU)
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9
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CUMULONIMBUS (CB)
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10
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NO CH CLOUDS
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11
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CIRRUS FIBRATUS, SOMETIMES UNCINUS, NOT PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY
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12
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CIRRUS SPISSATUS, IN PATCHES OR ENTANGLED SHEAVES, WHICH USUALLY DO NOT INCREASE AND SOMETIMES SEEM TO BE THE REMAINS OF THE UPPER PART OF A CUMULONIMBUS; OR CIRRUS CASTELLANUS OR FLOCCUS
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13
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CIRRUS SPISSATUS CUMULONIMBOGENITUS
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14
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CIRRUS UNCINUS OR FIBRATUS, OR BOTH, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE
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15
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CIRRUS (OFTEN IN BANDS) AND CIRROSTRATUS, OR CIRROSTRATUS ALONE, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE, BUT THE CONTINUOUS VEIL DOES NOT REACH 45 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON
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16
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CIRRUS (OFTEN IN BANDS) AND CIRROSTRATUS, OR CIRROSTRATUS ALONE, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE; THE CONTINUOUS VEIL EXTENDS MORE THAN 45 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON, WITHOUT THE SKY BEING TOTALLY COVERED
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17
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CIRROSTRATUS COVERING THE WHOLE SKY
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18
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CIRROSTRATUS NOT PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY AND NOT ENTIRELY COVERING IT
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19
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CIRROCUMULUS ALONE, OR CIRROCUMULUS PREDOMINANT AMONG THE CH CLOUDS
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20
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NO CM CLOUDS
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21
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ALTOSTRATUS TRANSLUCIDUS
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22
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ALTOSTRATUS OPACUS OR NIMBOSTRATUS
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23
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ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS AT A SINGLE LEVEL
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24
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PATCHES (OFTEN LENTICULAR) OF ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS, CONTINUALLY CHANGING AND OCCURRING AT ONE OR MORE LEVELS
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25
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ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS IN BANDS, OR ONE OR MORE LAYERS OF ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS OR OPACUS, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THESE ALTOCUMULUS CLOUDS GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE
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26
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ALTOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS (OR CUMULONIMBOGENITUS)
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27
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ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS OR OPACUS IN TWO OR MORE LAYERS, OR ALTOCUMULUS OPACUS IN A SINGLE LAYER, NOT PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY, OR ALTOCUMULUS WITH ALTOSTRATUS OR NIMBOSTRATUS
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28
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ALTOCUMULUS CASTELLANUS OR FLOCCUS
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29
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ALTOCUMULUS OF A CHAOTIC SKY, GENERALLY AT SEVERAL LEVELS
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30
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NO CL CLOUDS
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31
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CUMULUS HUMILIS OR CUMULUS FRACTUS OTHER THAN OF BAD WEATHER,* OR BOTH
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32
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CUMULUS MEDIOCRIS OR CONGESTUS, TOWERING CUMULUS (TCU), WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULUS OF SPECIES FRACTUS OR HUMILIS OR STRATOCUMULUS, ALL HAVING THEIR BASES AT THE SAME LEVEL
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33
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CUMULONIMBUS CALVUS, WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULUS, STRATOCUMULUS OR STRATUS
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34
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STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS
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35
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STRATOCUMULUS OTHER THAN STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS
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36
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STRATUS NEBULOSUS OR STRATUS FRACTUS OTHER THAN OF BAD WEATHER,* OR BOTH
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37
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STRATUS FRACTUS OR CUMULUS FRACTUS OF BAD WEATHER,* OR BOTH (PANNUS), USUALLY BELOW ALTOSTRATUS OR NIMBOSTRATUS
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38
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CUMULUS AND STRATOCUMULUS OTHER THAN STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS, WITH BASES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
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39
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CUMULONIMBUS CAPILLATUS (OFTEN WITH AN ANVIL), WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULONIMBUS CALVUS, CUMULUS, STRATOCUMULUS, STRATUS OR PANNUS
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40
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CH
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41
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CM
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42
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CL
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43
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CLEAR
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44
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LIQUID WATER
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45
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SUPERCOOLED LIQUID WATER
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46
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MIXED PHASE
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47
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OPTICALLY THICK ICE
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48
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OPTICALLY THIN ICE
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49
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MULTILAYERED ICE
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59
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CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDSTORM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA
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60
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CH CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, BLOWING DUST OR SAND, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA, OR BECAUSE OF A CONTINUOUS LAYER OF LOWER CLOUDS
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61
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CM CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, BLOWING DUST OR SAND, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA, OR BECAUSE OF CONTINUOUS LAYER OF LOWER CLOUDS
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62
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CL CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, BLOWING DUST OR SAND, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA
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63
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MISSING VALUE
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