The cloud is called a hole-punch cloud due to its large circular appearance. This phenomenon is caused when there are altocumulus clouds in the sky. Tiny water droplets are colder than freezing ...

S ightings of hole-punch clouds inundated the Facebook page ... or oval-shaped as the plane ascends or descends through the cloud deck. T he result is a quick burst of virga, or precipitation ...

The clouds looked like someone had taken a hole punch to the sky ... They don't look like your average cloud. And, in fact, they aren't your average cloud. If it weren't for human technology ...