tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post1067184318290765280..comments2024-03-27T15:09:59.039-06:00Comments on Wasatch Weather Weenies: Nighttime ThunderstormsJim Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-45630230318749614682011-08-15T10:56:32.461-06:002011-08-15T10:56:32.461-06:00That would be a very interesting study and would b...That would be a very interesting study and would be quite feasible with current lightning data. The Wallace (1975) paper is based solely on surface observing stations.Jim Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-86385035073316597322011-08-15T10:52:33.165-06:002011-08-15T10:52:33.165-06:00I would be willing to bet that portions of northwe...I would be willing to bet that portions of northwestern Utah (especially in the immediate vicinity of the GSL) have a nocturnal maximum in thunderstorm activity. Has anyone done a more localized analysis? For example, lightning frequency maps for Utah by hour of the day would be very interesting. I am guessing that one may find a lightning maximum between about 2000 and 0200 local time in much of the greater Salt Lake Basin and northern/central Wasatch Front.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814313368731066590noreply@blogger.com