NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 06073MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

SAN DIEGO · CA

Lightning history

NOAA records coded as Lightning in San Diego during the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

Reports19NOAA county-coded rows
Population context0.6per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 3,288,774
Injuries3direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
Not a probability

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.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

How the record changed

20163
20171
20194
20201
20216
20222
20232
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Impact fields on these rows

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 records in this slice

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DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2023-12-21NOAA 1,152,642Public$1K
2023-11-15NOAA 1,146,650Fire Department/Rescue$1K
2022-06-22NOAA 1,025,527NWS Employee$500
2022-06-21NOAA 1,024,630Public$1K
2021-10-04NOAA 989,007Social Media$30K
2021-10-04NOAA 989,005Social Media$20K
2021-09-09NOAA 984,072Unknown$10K
2021-08-30NOAA 983,716Department of Highways$10K
READING THE RECORD

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