2019 India Lightning Report

Let's take a closer look at the lightning data behind the extreme weather events that happened across India in 2019.

Lightning kills nearly 3,000 people in India every year. We want to change that.

Did you know that lightning is a key indicator of severe weather and present in most storms? The Earth Networks Total Lightning Network monitors the skies 24/7, 365 days a year for both in-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning strikes (aka "total lightning"). When our global network of lightning sensors detect lightning, it automatically issues severe weather alerts to impacted areas - up to 50% faster than other sources. This technology saves lives every day and reviewing the historical data helps us plan for the next severe weather event.

To help you plan ahead for severe weather, we've compiled all the India lightning data (January 1 to December 31, 2019) into a 16-page report, which you can flip through below.

For more lightning stats, download a copy of our 2019 India Lightning Report.

The complete 2019 India Lightning Report includes:

An overview of total lightning activity in India during 2019
Total lightning data for every Indian state and territory
Lightning density maps of India
An overview of how lightning played a role in 2019's severe weather events across the country

Total lightning is the combination of in-cloud lightning and cloud-to-ground lightning.

A total lightning detection network is comprised of multiple lightning sensors capable of detecting both in-cloud and cloud-to-ground activity and relaying this information to a cloud-based network for analysis.

Is the lightning data available for free?

Earth Networks publishes several lightning reports with freely accessible data from our Total Lightning Network. For ongoing access or access to historical lightning data, please contact us to inquire about our paid subscription services.

Lightning data for the 2019 India Lightning Report comes from the Earth Networks Global Lightning Network (ENGLN), a global network of 1,800+ lightning sensors that detect total lightning activity and transmit digital signals to our monitoring and alerting solutions.

In addition to severe thunderstorms (and thunderstorms in general), lightning is often detected in other types of severe weather events such as hail storms, tornadoes, and high wind storms. By detecting and tracking in-cloud lightning activity, we can issue severe weather alerts faster than by relying solely on other types of weather observations.

2019 India Lightning Report

For more lightning stats, download a copy of our 2019 India Lightning Report.

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RELATED RESOURCES

⚡ Earth Networks Total Lightning Network (ENTLN)

🌩️ India Lightning News Archive

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