They address the connection between rain and TV time in the article: >The authors first use data from the American Time Use Survey to confirm the link between

They address the connection between rain and TV time in the article: >The authors first use data from the American Time Use Survey to confirm the link between precipitation and television watching. The results suggest a strong relationship - a child under age 3 watches an average of 27 additional minutes of television on a day with one inch of precipitation (which is equivalent to a day of heavy rain) than on a day with no precipitation.