How many tons does an average cumulus cloud weigh?
Science hard Data from 2023
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The answer
500 tons
An average cumulus cloud weighs about 500 tonnes — roughly a hundred elephants, floating. It stays up because the water is dispersed as microscopic droplets and the air beneath is denser than the cloud as a whole.
Where this number comes from
| Source | U.S. Geological Survey |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | tons |
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