| Cirrocumulus stratiformis | |
| Image Location: | Cirrocumulus to Altocumulus.JPG |
| Image Name: | Layer of cirrocumulus stratiformis clouds |
| Abbreviation: | Cc str |
| Symbol: | Clouds CH 9.svg |
| Genus: | Cirro- (curl) -cumulus (heaped) |
| Species: | Stratiformis (layer form) |
| Altitude M: | Above 6,000 |
| Altitude Ft: | Above 20,000 |
| Level: | high |
| Appearance: | horizontal layers[1] |
| Precipitation: | Virga only |
Cirrocumulus stratiformis is a type of cirrocumulus cloud. The name cirrocumulus stratiformis is derived from Latin, meaning "stretched out".[2] Cirrocumulus stratiformis occurs as very small cirrocumulus clouds that cover a large part of the sky. This type of cloud always occurs in thin layers.[3] There can be spaces or rifts between the individual cloudlets in the layer.[4]