Distribution of clouds in the ${\lambda }_{\mathrm{tid}}^{\mathrm{mid}}$–M_cloud, max plane, color-coded by their average lifetimes. ${\lambda }_{\mathrm{tid}}^{\mathrm{mid}}$ is the median tidal strength experienced by clouds throughout their lifetime, and M_cloud, max is the maximum mass the clouds ever reached during their lifetime. The solid black line and shaded region represent the median relation and the 16–84 percentile range, respectively.