Cumulus mediocris cloud

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Cumulus mediocris (from the Latin for "moderate") is a cloud form of the cumulus family, slightly larger in vertical development than Cumulus humilis. It may or may not show the cauliflower form characteristic of cumulus clouds. This cloud type does not produce precipitation, but may evolve into clouds such as Cumulus congestus and Cumulonimbus, which do.

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