1.  Think About the temperature in Phoenix, Ariz., on a cloudless day in August.

2.  Billows of thick, black smoke filled the sky, visible from miles away and creating darkness at noon on a cloudless day.

3.  But even a cloudless day for the closing ceremonies could not banish the shadow that has stretched over the biggest, most ambitious Special Olympics ever.

4.  But most officials expect a round-the-clock ban if these brilliant cloudless days continue, and then the great botanical brownout will begin.

5.  But the familiar background buzz of discord failed to quell festive spirits under the brilliant blue of a cloudless day.

6.  For four perfect cloudless July days and three star-filled nights, I floated the Green, through Lodore Canyon and Dinosaur National Monument.

7.  It certainly seemed bluer, somehow, but what else would you expect on a cloudless day in Yosemite National Park?

8.  It was a cloudless day, and in the distance through a window, Long Island Sound was only slightly obscured by a sun-lighted haze.

9.  It was a cloudless sunny day, with a warm breeze, sailboats gliding across Long Island Sound and the green Connecticut coast visible in the distance.