High-speed video observation of needles formed during the leader stage in a positive cloud-to-ground flash

<p>The data supports the manuscript entitled &ldquo;<span>High-speed video observation</span><span> of needles formed during&nbsp;</span><span><span>the </span></span><span><span><span>leader</span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span>stage</span></span></span><span> in a positive cloud-to-ground flash</span>&rdquo;. The high-speed video data files of the positive cloud-to-ground lightning of *.cihx and *.avi can be opened by Photron Camera Control software (Photron Fastcam Viewer) that can be download from this link: https://photron.com/photron-support/</p> <p>In addition, MATLAB can open the *.mat file (electric field change data), and Microsoft Excel can open the *.xlsx file (Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Lightning Location data.</p> <p>The data can be used freely for scientific purposes with the appropriate citation.</p>