Lightning strikes in Australia
The detection network has located 1,130 lightning strikes in Australia since the archive began, including 798 in the last 7 days. That is 0.01% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Australia #65 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Australia is counted under Oceania in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 13 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 1 |
| 2026-08-12 | 394 |
| 2026-08-11 | 94 |
| 2026-08-10 | 41 |
| 2026-08-09 | 151 |
| 2026-08-08 | 117 |
| 2026-08-07 | 17 |
| 2026-08-06 | 118 |
| 2026-08-05 | 3 |
| 2026-08-04 | 13 |
| 2026-08-03 | 145 |
| 2026-08-02 | 35 |
| 2026-07-30 | 1 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Australia's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | 442 | 338 | 39.1% |
| 2 | Unassigned | 265 | 217 | 23.5% |
| 3 | South Australia | 166 | 153 | 14.7% |
| 4 | Western Australia | 164 | 28 | 14.5% |
| 5 | Queensland | 59 | 58 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Tasmania | 29 | 1 | 2.6% |
| 7 | Northern Territory | 3 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Victoria | 2 | 0 | 0.2% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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