Show of nature … lightning strikes over the Tacking Point lighthouse at Port Macquarie / Pic: Nathan Edwards Source: The Daily Telegraph

During Sydney‘s lightning season peak last year, about 7500 strikes were recorded in November and December.
“The season starts in October and goes through to February,” said Michael Tang, a data analyst with Global Position and Tracking Systems.
Satellite imagery and GPATS data pinpoints the Hills District in northwest Sydney as the city’s lightning hotspot.
Check out the Australian Lightning Monitor at GPATS website.

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“It was sort of like putting your hand in a power socket … it took a day and a half before I could get back to doing things normally,” the Lindfield 18-year-old said. His advice? “Don’t risk it if there’s any chance of lightning or a storm.”

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