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TABLE: SC_CLDT

SC_CLDT -- Surface code values for srfcCode='CLDT': Cloud Type (WMO code 0500)
CODE MEANING
/ CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDSTORM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA
0 CIRRUS
1 CIRROCUMULUS
2 CIRROSTRATUS
3 ALTOCUMULUS
4 ALTOSTRATUS
5 NIMBOSTRATUS
6 STRATOCUMULUS
7 STRATUS
8 CUMULUS
9 CUMULONIMBUS