© Irene Ho

The Peak, Hong Kong, China

Latitude: 22° 16' 33'' N

Longitude: 114° 8' 30'' E

31 March 2014 1945 (Local Time)

Image P/S code: S.14.1.1.1

Image I.D.: 4947

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  Lightning: ground discharge

  A lightning ground discharge (cloud-to-ground lightning) from a Cumulonimbus cloud strikes the high ground of the Peak at Hong Kong (China).

  A trough of low pressure brought thundery showers to the coastal areas of Guangdong. By convention, when lightning occurs the cloud is classified as Cumulonimbus.

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  © Irene Ho
  The Peak, Hong Kong, China
  Latitude: 22° 16' 33'' N
  Longitude: 114° 8' 30'' E
  31 March 2014 1945 (Local Time)
  
  
  Image P/S code: S.14.1.1.1
  Image I.D.: 4947
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  A trough of low pressure brought thundery showers to the coastal areas of Guangdong, China.
  © The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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  © The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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  Lightning: ground discharge

  This photograph shows a cloud-to-ground lightning discharge from a rather high-based evening thunderstorm over Iowa, USA.

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  © Matthew Clark
  Prairie, Iowa, United States of America
  Latitude: 40° 45' 9'' N
  Longitude: 95° 33' 53'' W
  31 May 2009 2200 (Local Time)
  
  
  Camera direction: towards E
  Image P/S code: P.14.0
  Image I.D.: 5073
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  “Anvil crawler” lightning

  This picture shows lightning branching through the anvil of a strong mid-level thunderstorm over Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. These cloud discharges are colloquially known as ”anvil crawlers”.

  A rain-free updraught base can be seen at the right-hand side of the image. Elsewhere, cloud detail is masked by heavy precipitation. Shafts of precipitation are evident near to the rain-free updraught base.

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  © Matthew Clark
  Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
  Latitude: 40° 48' 49'' N
  Longitude: 96° 38' 4'' W
  01 June 2009 0015 (Local Time)
  
  
  Camera direction: towards SW
  Image P/S code: P.14.1.1.2.1
  Image I.D.: 5074
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  Thunderstorm

  A tropical depression over the northern part of the South China Sea intensified into a tropical storm named Mirinae. In Hong Kong (China), the weather was hot with sunny periods during the day and there were also a few squally showers and thunderstorms.

  Thunderstorms are associated with Cumulonimbus clouds and are most often accompanied by precipitation. This photograph shows a thunderstorm during the evening from a Cumulonimbus calvus cloud. A thunderstorm is defined as one or more sudden electrical discharges, manifested by a flash of light (lightning) and a sharp or rumbling sound (thunder).

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  © Sung Lok Cheung
  Yuen Long, Hong Kong, China
  Latitude: 22° 28' 33'' N
  Longitude: 114° 1' 20'' E
  26 July 2016 1934 (Local Time)
  
  
  Camera direction: towards SE
  C_L = 3, C_M = 0, C_H = 0
  Image P/S code: P.14.1
  Image I.D.: 4997