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DefinitionPercentage of the sky hidden by all visible clouds.
ValidityDaily meanaveraged
Comment Computed from instantaneous values at 00, 06, 12 and 18Z
GRIB 2
Parameter
Discipline= 0   Meteorological products
Parameter Category= 6  Cloud
Parameter Number= 1
 Total cloud cover
 
All 1'sScaled value of first All 1's All 'sGRIB 2 and C-code for:Perturbed forecast, Control forecast,  Perturbed re-forecasts and Control re-forecast
Level
Type of first fixed surface= 1Ground or water surface
Scale factor of first Type of second fixed surface= 8all bits to 1Missing
Scaled value Scale factor of first fixed surface= All 1'sScale factor all bits to 1Missing
Type of second fixed surface= 8
 Nominal top of the atmosphere
Scale factor of second fixed surface= all bits to 1Missing
Scaled value of second fixed surface= all bits to 1Missing