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Interesting about the clouds... So my software for the weather station automatically gives a cloud base number. It seems to be pretty good most of the time give or take a few, just started following recently.
So I went to check how the software calculates it.....
How does Cumulus know the height of the cloud base?
It doesn't. It uses a calculation which gives the theoretical height above ground level at which Cumulus clouds might form, based on the current temperature and dew point. It assumes that the difference between temperature and dew point decreases by about 4.4 degrees Fahrenheit per 1000 feet increase in altitude. When the two values coincide, the air is saturated (relative humidity = 100%) and Cumulus clouds may form
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