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The document describes different types of clouds and their association with rainfall. Cirrus, cirrocumulus and cirrostratus clouds do not produce rainfall. Altocumulus and altostratus clouds can produce light showers, while stratocumulus and stratus clouds bring drizzle. Nimbostratus clouds cause heavy rain or snow. Cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds yield showers of rain or snow. The document also lists the Latin origins of cloud names and mentions levels of wind.

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Weather

The document describes different types of clouds and their association with rainfall. Cirrus, cirrocumulus and cirrostratus clouds do not produce rainfall. Altocumulus and altostratus clouds can produce light showers, while stratocumulus and stratus clouds bring drizzle. Nimbostratus clouds cause heavy rain or snow. Cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds yield showers of rain or snow. The document also lists the Latin origins of cloud names and mentions levels of wind.

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WEATHER

TYPES OF CLOUDS

Cirrus (Rainfall - None) Altocumulus (Rainfall – Possible light showers) Stratocumulus (Rainfall – Drizzle)

Cirrocumulus (Rainfall - None) Altostratus (Rainfall – Rain or Snow) Stratus (Rainfall – Drizzle)

Cirrostratus (Rainfall - None) Nimbostratus (Rainfall – Heavy rain or Snow) Cumulus (Rainfall – Showers of rain or Snow)

Cumulonimbus (Rainfall – Showers of rain or Snow)

• Cirrus (Latin) Hair


• Stratus (Latin) Layer
• Cumulus (Latin) Heap
• Nimbus (Latin) Rain

THE (D.A.M.) CHECKLIST LEVELS OF WIND

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