Today, as I gazed out the window noting that the cumulus clouds that characterized the noontime sky had been replaced by a light coating of cirrus. A lunchroom compatriot informed me that the phrase "cloud 9" was a reference to the US weather bureau classification of clouds, where the highest, and therefore, the greatest was 9. cumulunimbus. Outwardly, I was duly impressed, but inwardly wondered that there were only 9 cloud types and the most desirable would be the one characterized by thunderstorms and destruction. So, I looked it up. This reference and many others pretty much leave the question unanswered, except for the sites that simply state as fact, without any reference, one theory or another. http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-clo1.htm
I think there are some very cloud-knowledgeable people here. So, is there any truth to this rumor?
I think there are some very cloud-knowledgeable people here. So, is there any truth to this rumor?