From Texas To Florida (And In Between): These States Are The Lightning Kings

Lightning activity surged to an eight-year high by the end of 2025, with new regional hot spots emerging as the new ...

Florida loses its crown as America’s lightning capital: Which state is at the top?

Preliminary findings from the 2025 U.S. Lightning Report show a shift in lightning strike patterns, with Oklahoma overtaking ...
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Florida loses lightning capital ranking, report finds

Florida was not the lightning capital of the U.S. in 2025, according to report by AEM. Researchers found Oklahoma led the ...

America's lightning capital isn't in Texas anymore - but its most lightning-prone stadium is

A small Oklahoma town overtook a tiny Texas community in 2025 as the U.S. lightning capital, where lightning density counts ...

See which state dethroned Florida as lightning capital of US

Florida is no longer No. 1. But when it comes to lightning, maybe that's not such a bad thing. Oklahoma is now the lightning ...
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Oklahoma surpasses Florida as US lightning capital

Florida is no longer considered the US lightning capital, a new report by the environmental consulting firm AEM has found.

There's a new lightning capital of the US. It's no longer Florida

The United States has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, ...
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Scientists look for weather patterns connected with dry lightning to help improve forecasting

KCRA 3 NEWS. LISA: YOU MAY HAVE BEEN NOTICING SOME HAZE-YEAR, SMOKE-YEAR SKIES OVER THE VALLEY, THAT SMOKE IS DRIFTING IN FROM A FIRE THAT IS BURNING IN THE NORTHERN COAST OF CALIFORNIA. IT'S CALLED ...
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LIGHTNING PATTERNS

A chart showing lightning distribution has been developed using color variations to show the average annual number of lightning flashes per square kilometer based on space-based optical sensor data ...