Thunderstorm Activity in the Primorsky Krai

Аннотация

The statistical analysis of thunderstorm activity in the Primorsky krai is carried out using data of weather stations and World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) for the period of 2009–2018. The WWLLN data reveal that the seasonal variability of thunderstorm activity is characterized by the maxima in June and August and the daily variability is characterized by the maximum at 14:30 local time (04:30 UTC). It is shown that the average lightning density in the Primorsky krai is 210 discharge/(100 km² year) and varies from 30 to 560 discharge/(100 km² year) in the north of the Sea of Japan coast and in the Khanka Lowland, respectively. The comparison of thunderstorm activity characteristics based on weather station and WWLLN data exhibited high correlation between them.