01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR
Lightning in San Francisco reports by year
NOAA recorded 6 Lightning in San Francisco reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.
EVENT FILE / 06075MINIMUM 5 REPORTS
SAN FRANCISCO · CA
Lightning history
NOAA recorded 6 county-coded Lightning reports in San Francisco, CA, from 2016 through 2025, with 0 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $60 in filed damage.
Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026
Reports6NOAA county-coded rows
Population context0.7per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 830,235
Injuries0direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count
6 reports in ten years does not mean a 0.6-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES
Recorded impacts for Lightning in San Francisco
The Lightning in San Francisco records contain 0 injuries, 0 fatalities, $30 in property damage, and $30 in crop damage.
Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.
Property damage$30not inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$30not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,017within selected window
Latest report year2,018within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE
Latest Lightning in San Francisco source records
NOAA supplied 6 recent Lightning in San Francisco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-02 | NOAA 738,504 | NWS Employee | — | $0 |
| 2017-09-11 | NOAA 719,051 | Newspaper | — | $0 |
| 2017-09-11 | NOAA 718,746 | Trained Spotter | — | $0 |
| 2017-01-20 | NOAA 675,763 | Public | — | $20 |
| 2017-01-20 | NOAA 675,759 | Public | — | $20 |
| 2017-01-22 | NOAA 675,757 | Trained Spotter | — | $20 |