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I had forgotten about this thread.
I found my 80 x (100-RH) could be improved slightly by adding 300 ft. Perhaps this reflects mixing of the atmosphere near the surface.
Cloudbase = 300 + 80 x (100-RH) ft
It remains a very approximate formula!
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