01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR
Lightning in San Diego reports by year
NOAA recorded 19 Lightning in San Diego reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.
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SAN DIEGO · CA
Lightning history
NOAA recorded 19 county-coded Lightning reports in San Diego, CA, from 2016 through 2025, with 3 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $128K in filed damage.
Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026
Reports19NOAA county-coded rows
Population context0.6per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 3,288,774
Injuries3direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count
19 reports in ten years does not mean a 1.9-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES
Recorded impacts for Lightning in San Diego
The Lightning in San Diego records contain 3 injuries, 0 fatalities, $110K in property damage, and $18K in crop damage.
Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.
Property damage$110Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$18Knot inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,023within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE
Latest Lightning in San Diego source records
NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in San Diego source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.
Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.
| Date | Event ID | Source | Magnitude / scale | Filed damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-21 | NOAA 1,152,642 | Public | — | $1K |
| 2023-11-15 | NOAA 1,146,650 | Fire Department/Rescue | — | $1K |
| 2022-06-22 | NOAA 1,025,527 | NWS Employee | — | $500 |
| 2022-06-21 | NOAA 1,024,630 | Public | — | $1K |
| 2021-10-04 | NOAA 989,007 | Social Media | — | $30K |
| 2021-10-04 | NOAA 989,005 | Social Media | — | $20K |
| 2021-09-09 | NOAA 984,072 | Unknown | — | $10K |
| 2021-08-30 | NOAA 983,716 | Department of Highways | — | $10K |