Excerpt from Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 14: From January 12, 1865, to December 21, 1865, Inclusive The following is a summary Of the results Of Observations during rain or other downfall, fog, and thunder and lightning - the period included being the eleven months from April 1863 to February 1864. Rain - With light rain the electricity is generally moderate, sometimes very weak, and sometimes about double the average fair-weather strength. These remarks do not apply to light rain immediately following heavy, the electricity being Often as strong during the intervals between heavy rain, and for some time after its conclusion, as during its descent. Very heavy rain is almost invariably accompanied by very strong electricity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.