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Why are all these lightning strikes indicated?

Comhrá · 2013-07-04 09:06:50

I notice the Met Eireann Archived lightning strike display shows almost daily lightning strikes somewhere in Ireland regardless of the weather. For instance, yesterday was a pleasant, fine day in the Mid-West all day, but I can see two archived strikes just North of Limerick City Can anyone throw any light on the subject?

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04-07-2013 10:06am

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Comhrá

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I notice the Met Eireann Archived lightning strike display shows almost daily lightning strikes somewhere in Ireland regardless of the weather.

For instance, yesterday was a pleasant, fine day in the Mid-West all day, but I can see two archived strikes just North of Limerick City

Can anyone throw any light on the subject?

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#2 04-07-2013 7:47pm
Iancar29

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Sferics which is what are recorded are basically picked up by the static impulse a lightning strike makes. So any high voltage discharge or frequency impulse can easily fool the maps.

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#3 05-07-2013 12:18am
Geomy

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This is a bit off topic but those lightning strike reports are good if you had any electronic equipment blow out due to a power surge, and you need to claim from your home insurance.

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