US-lightning-annual-fatalities

U.S. Annual Total Number of
Lightning Caused Fatalities
1940-2003

Year	Fatalities		Year	Fatalities
1940	340		1973	124
1941	388		1974	102
1942	372		1975	91
1943	432		1976	74
1944	419		1977	98
1945	268		1978	88
1946	231		1979	63
1947	338		1980	74
1948	256		1981	66
1949	249		1982	77
1950	219		1983	77
1951	248		1984	67
1952	212		1985	74
1953	145		1986	68
1954	220		1987	88
1955	181		1988	68
1956	149		1989	67
1957	180		1990	74
1958	104		1991	73
1959	183		1992	41
1960	129		1993	43
1961	149		1994	69
1962	153		1995	85
1963	165		1996	53
1964	129		1997	42
1965	149		1998	44
1966	110		1999	46
1967	88		2000	51
1968	129		2001	44
1969	131		2002	51
1970	122		2003	43
1971	122
1972	94
Year	Fatalities		Year	Fatalities

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High Plains Regional Climate Center

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