Lightning strikes in Vermont by county
The detection network has located 4,836 lightning strikes in Vermont since the archive began, including 4,599 in the last 7 days. The table counts every strike the network placed inside a county boundary. Another 1 strikes fell inside Vermont but outside every county polygon, mostly over coastal or lake water.
| # | County | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orleans County | 677 | 664 | 14.0% |
| 2 | Franklin County | 605 | 597 | 12.5% |
| 3 | Chittenden County | 493 | 471 | 10.2% |
| 4 | Addison County | 464 | 393 | 9.6% |
| 5 | Essex County | 462 | 428 | 9.6% |
| 6 | Caledonia County | 461 | 455 | 9.5% |
| 7 | Windsor County | 440 | 440 | 9.1% |
| 8 | Lamoille County | 324 | 320 | 6.7% |
| 9 | Rutland County | 261 | 250 | 5.4% |
| 10 | Washington County | 242 | 223 | 5.0% |
| 11 | Grand Isle County | 171 | 169 | 3.5% |
| 12 | Orange County | 101 | 82 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Bennington County | 93 | 83 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Windham County | 41 | 23 | 0.8% |
Strike positions carry the network's mean location error of about 5.6 km, so strikes near a county line can be filed one county over. Method and caveats are on the data hub; the full state table is on the United States page.
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