US Lightning Strike Density by State

Name: US Lightning Strike Density by State
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Mean and max lightning strokes per km² per year for all 50 US states and DC, ranked with regional classification.

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#	rank	state	abbrev	region	mean_strokes_per_km2_yr	max_strokes_per_km2_yr	ratio_vs_california
1	1	Louisiana	LA	South	6.938	9.748	70.8
2	2	Florida	FL	South	5.412	7.786	55.2
3	3	Mississippi	MS	South	4.562	8.647	46.6
4	4	Arkansas	AR	South	4.3	6.098	43.9
5	5	Oklahoma	OK	South	4.078	6.26	41.6
6	6	Alabama	AL	South	4.019	9.114	41.0
7	7	Texas	TX	South	3.68	8.834	37.6
8	8	Missouri	MO	Midwest	3.535	4.255	36.1
9	9	Kansas	KS	Midwest	2.692	5.191	27.5
10	10	Illinois	IL	Midwest	2.689	4.072	27.4
11	11	Tennessee	TN	South	2.64	4.078	26.9
12	12	Iowa	IA	Midwest	2.597	3.599	26.5
13	13	Georgia	GA	South	2.592	4.631	26.4
14	14	Kentucky	KY	South	2.414	3.508	24.6
15	15	Indiana	IN	Midwest	2.177	3.236	22.2
16	16	South Carolina	SC	South	2.116	4.179	21.6
17	17	Nebraska	NE	Midwest	1.736	3.32	17.7
18	18	New Mexico	NM	West	1.558	2.903	15.9
19	19	Ohio	OH	Midwest	1.417	2.385	14.5
20	20	West Virginia	WV	South	1.263	1.894	12.9
21	21	North Carolina	NC	South	1.254	2.635	12.8
22	22	Wisconsin	WI	Midwest	1.196	1.89	12.2
23	23	South Dakota	SD	Midwest	1.117	1.707	11.4
24	24	Colorado	CO	West	1.099	2.089	11.2
25	25	Minnesota	MN	Midwest	1.059	2.002	10.8
26	26	Maryland	MD	South	0.964	1.138	9.8
27	27	Virginia	VA	South	0.891	1.431	9.1
28	28	District of Columbia	DC	South	0.849	0.849	8.7
29	29	Arizona	AZ	West	0.793	2.033	8.1
30	30	North Dakota	ND	Midwest	0.79	1.046	8.1
31	31	Wyoming	WY	West	0.743	1.543	7.6
32	32	Delaware	DE	South	0.712	0.808	7.3
33	33	Michigan	MI	Midwest	0.688	1.57	7.0
34	34	Pennsylvania	PA	Northeast	0.66	1.205	6.7
35	35	New Jersey	NJ	Northeast	0.603	0.872	6.2
36	36	Hawaii	HI	West	0.508	0.851	5.2
37	37	Montana	MT	West	0.474	1.156	4.8
38	38	Utah	UT	West	0.457	1.11	4.7
39	39	Connecticut	CT	Northeast	0.356	0.432	3.6
40	40	New York	NY	Northeast	0.339	0.701	3.5
41	41	Massachusetts	MA	Northeast	0.336	0.376	3.4
42	42	Rhode Island	RI	Northeast	0.287	0.287	2.9
43	43	Idaho	ID	West	0.232	0.443	2.4
44	44	Vermont	VT	Northeast	0.227	0.336	2.3
45	45	New Hampshire	NH	Northeast	0.211	0.347	2.2
46	46	Nevada	NV	West	0.185	0.442	1.9
47	47	Maine	ME	Northeast	0.148	0.226	1.5
48	48	Oregon	OR	West	0.115	0.284	1.2
49	49	California	CA	West	0.098	0.34	1.0
50	50	Washington	WA	West	0.08	0.216	0.8
51	51	Alaska	AK	West	0.011	0.044	0.1

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