More than 243,000 Lightning Strikes Recorded This Summer in France: How to Explain It?
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The summer of 2026 was particularly stormy in France. In total, more than 243,000 lightning strikes occurred this summer on French soil. France was the second country most affected by these phenomena on European soil. - More than 243,000 lightning strikes recorded this summer in France: how to explain it? (Weather and weather).
Lightning struck nearly 244,000 times in metropolitan France between June and August according to Meteorage, a subsidiary of Météo-France based in Pau. Three departments of the South-West rank in the first five
The Pyrénées-Atlantiques were the department most affected by lightning this summer, in front of the Landes, and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, according to a communiqué from Meteorage, consulted by France Inter.
France was the second biggest country in Europe this summer, after Italy, with almost 244,000 flashes, according to a press release from Meteorage, a subsidiary of Météo France, consulted this Wednesday by France Inter.
This is not a record summer for France, the second largest European country between 1 July and 31 August, but these two months were marked by "several severe stormy episodes", including a tornado in the Aude," notes Meteorage, a subsidiary of Météo-France.
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