number of lightning strike deaths per year
An average of 49 people are killed each year by lightning, based on data from 1985 to 2014. July is the peak month for lightning fatalities, based on data from 2006 to 2013. Not surprisingly, June is the second highest month and August comes in third place.
Below are some additional facts about lightning: 1  25 million - Average U.S. cloud-to-ground lightning strikes per year. 2  50,000 degrees (F) - Temperature that lightning can reach. 3  1,800 - Average number of thunderstorms on earth at any given moment.  100 - Number of times lightning hits earth per second.