Did you know: Weather Edition

• The naming of hurricanes and tropical storms officially began in 1953.

• At any given time, on average there are about 1800 thunderstorms occurring on Earth with 100 lightning strikes per second.

• For each minute of the day, 1 billion tonnes of rain falls on the Earth.

• Every second around 100 lightning bolts strike the Earth.

• The fastest speed a falling raindrop can hit you is 18 mph.

• 9 out of 10 lightings strike land rather than water.

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