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APPEALS were made on several occasions during last winter for reports of any thunder or lightning which might be observed during the first three months of 1926. The census of storms was carried out in conjunction with the Meteorological Office, and efforts were made to secure the co-operation of observers in all parts of the British Isles. Between two and three thousand records were sent in, showing the number of days on which thunder or lightning was reported from each country, between Jan. 1 and Mar. 31, 1926, to be as follows:
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BOWER, S. Winter Thunderstorms in the British Islands. Nature 119, 123 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119123b0
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