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World's Highest Lightning Flash Density Hotspot
Evidence-backedabout233flashes/km²/year
Lake Maracaibo Lightning Hotspot
Lake Maracaibo Lightning Hotspot
A 2016 satellite study identified a grid over Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo at about 9.75° N, 71.65° W as the world's leading lightning hotspot, with around 233 flashes/km²/year in the original 1998–2013 TRMM LIS analysis. A 2026 recalibration increased the corresponding peak estimate to about 359.
