WMO Confirms 829 km U.S. Lightning Flash as Longest Ever Recorded on Earth
This exceptional event now tops the WMO’s Weather and Climate Extremes Archive, replacing the previous record of 768 km (477.2 miles) recorded in 2020, also over the southern United States.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially recognized a lightning flash stretching an astonishing 829 kilometers (515 miles) across the skies of the United States as the longest single lightning event ever recorded. The record-breakin... [5284 chars]
