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Last Updated: 3/4/2022. This page is updated when new information is received and reviewed for completeness.

No. Date Day ST City/County Age Sex Location Activity
1 6/9 Wed NJ Burlington County 70 M Golf course under tree Golfing
2 6/12 Sat GA Tybee Island 15 F In water at beach Beach activities
3 7/16 Fri PA Taylor 71 M Golf course Golfing
4 7/17 Sat FL Marco Island 17 M Beach Beach activities
5 7/24 Sat FL Sanibel Island 41 M Beach Beach activities
6 7/30 Fri CA Fresno County 37 M Trail Hiking
7 8/12 Thu NY Bronx 13 M Beach Beach activities
8 8/24 Tue WI Menomonie 60 M Construction site Construction
9 8/25 Wed FL St. Petersburg 59 M Golfing course Golfing
10 8/30 Mon NJ South Seaside Park 19 M Beach Lifeguarding
11 9/7 Tue FL Lakewood Ranch 19 M Roof Roofing


Lightning Fatalities 2021 by State

(Direct Fatalities Only)

Map showing lightning deaths by state for current year

Last Updated: 3/4/2021. This page is updated when new information is received and reviewed for completeness.

State
Gender
Age*
Day Of Week*
By Month
NJ 2 M 10 (91%) 0-9 0 (0%) Sun 0 (0%)   21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11
10 Yr Avg
GA 1 F 1 (9%) 10-19 5 (45%) Mon 1 (9%) Jan 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
PA 1   20-29 0 (0%) Tue 2 (18%) Feb 0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
FL 4   30-39 1 (9%) Wed 2 (18%) Mar 0 0 0 0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
CA 1   40-49 1 (9%) Thu 1 (9%) Apr 0 0 0 1
0
4
2
0
1
2
0
1
NY 1   50-59 1 (9%) Fri 2 (18%) May 0 4 1 2
2
1
4
5
5
0
1
3
WI 1   60-69 1 (9%) Sat 3 (27%) Jun 2 2 7 5
2
4
11
3
2
3
5
4
      70-79 2 (18%)     Jul 4 8 5 7
7
12
5
9
6
13
9
8
      80-89 0 (0%)     Aug 4 2 5 2
3
13
4
5
4
7
6
5
              Sep 1 1 3 2
2
3
2
3
5
2
4
3
              Oct 0 0 0 1
0
 0
0
1
0
1
1
0
              Nov 0 0
0
0
0
 0
0
 0
 0
0
0
0
              Dec 0 0
0
0
0
 1
0
 0
0
0
0
0
              Year 11 17 21 21
16
40
28
26
23
29
26
25**
*Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100 percent. ** Note: Data are considered preliminary. Refer to Storm Data for official data.

Note: Monthly averages are based on a 10-year average from 2012 to 2021. Due to rounding, the sum of the monthly averages may not equal the yearly average.

 

Lightning Fatality Chart by year and sec

Fatality statistics for past years