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From: "Walter Blanchard" <blanch@pncl.co.uk>
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In the current issue of "Weather" (monthly mag of the R. Meteorological 
Socy) there is an article "A Lightning Climatology for Europe and the UK, 
1990-99" (a non-believer in the EU there!) It has charts showing the 
frequency of thunder/lightning for the whole of Europe and detailed maps 
for the UK for the four seasons.  In the summer it's max over the Alps and 
Pyrenees (more than 10 days/month); in the winter Western Greece.
In the UK in the Spring there is a peak just south of Scarbro (watch out, 
Big Kev!) at 4 days/month, in the summer it is joined by another peak over 
East Anglia both more than 5 days/month. UK winter hardly anything except 
along the Channel.
Thought you'd like to know!

Walter G3JKV.