Electrical storm statistics for 2024

Electrical storm statistics for 2024

A total of 2.227 million atmospheric electrical discharges were recorded globally in 2024. This number includes cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning strikes.

The United States, the country with the highest lightning strikes 209,5 million).

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ELECTRICAL STORM STATISTICS
TOP 5 USA STATES WITH MOST LIGHTNING DISCHARGES (MILLIONS) (Cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud)
Texas (40,4)
Florida (15,5)
Oklahoma (13,6)
Kansas (10,9)
Louisiana ((9,7)
TOP 5 USA STATES WITH THE HIGHEST DENSITY OF LIGHTNING STRIKES PER KM2
Florida (91,4)
Oklahoma (75,2)
Louisiana (71,7)
Arkansas (63,1)
Texas (58,1)
In total, 209 million lightning strikes for all of 2024 in the USA; 33 million less than in 2023.

SOURCE: NASA https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search

EUROPE ELECTRICAL STORM STATISTICS
In Western Europe, there have been an average of 251 days of storms in 2024

August is the month most prone to lightning strikes.

TOP 5 COUNTRIES WITH THE MOST LIGHTNING STRIKES (cloud-to-ground)
Italy (633.236)
Spain (514.557)
France (413.879)
Germany (261.617)
Switzerland(50.075)
SOURCE: NASA https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search

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