Cochise College-Physicsweb
               Physics Educational Resources
                        Roger Weller, geology instructor
                        wellerr@cochise.edu
                         copyright 2007-R.Weller

Lightning Facts

Maximum Temperature: 20,000^o F

30 million volts

25,000 amps

Power ( P = I x V) 7.5 x 10⁵ megawatts