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


 
UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center

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