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Lightning/2000 v4.7.3 NOWcast (Friday, November 20, 2009 at 18:35:00 EST)

Assessment: No significant activity

No red alerts

No yellow alerts

No storms detected

0 strokes per minute
0 strokes in past 5 mins.
0 strokes in past 10 mins.
0 strokes in past 20 mins.
0 strokes in past 30 mins.
2 strokes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.03/min.)

0 IC strokes per minute
0 IC strokes in past 5 mins.
0 IC strokes in past 10 mins.
0 IC strokes in past 20 mins.
0 IC strokes in past 30 mins.
2 IC strokes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.03/min.): 100.0% of total strokes

0 +IC strokes per minute
0 +IC strokes in past 5 mins.
0 +IC strokes in past 10 mins.
0 +IC strokes in past 20 mins.
0 +IC strokes in past 30 mins.
1 +IC stroke in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.02/min.): 50.0% of IC strokes

0 -IC strokes per minute
0 -IC strokes in past 5 mins.
0 -IC strokes in past 10 mins.
0 -IC strokes in past 20 mins.
0 -IC strokes in past 30 mins.
1 -IC stroke in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.02/min.): 50.0% of IC strokes

0 CG strokes in past 60 mins.

0 +CG strokes in past 60 mins.

0 -CG strokes in past 60 mins.

0 CID strokes in past 60 mins.

0 Total flashes per minute
0 Total flashes in past 5 mins.
0 Total flashes in past 10 mins.
0 Total flashes in past 20 mins.
0 Total flashes in past 30 mins.
2 Total flashes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.03/min.)

0 CG flashes in past 60 mins.

0 +CG flashes in past 60 mins.

0 -CG flashes in past 60 mins.

0 IC flashes per minute
0 IC flashes in past 5 mins.
0 IC flashes in past 10 mins.
0 IC flashes in past 20 mins.
0 IC flashes in past 30 mins.
2 IC flashes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.03/min.): 100.0% of total flashes

0 +IC flashes per minute
0 +IC flashes in past 5 mins.
0 +IC flashes in past 10 mins.
0 +IC flashes in past 20 mins.
0 +IC flashes in past 30 mins.
1 +IC flash in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.02/min.): 50.0% of IC flashes

0 -IC flashes per minute
0 -IC flashes in past 5 mins.
0 -IC flashes in past 10 mins.
0 -IC flashes in past 20 mins.
0 -IC flashes in past 30 mins.
1 -IC flash in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.02/min.): 50.0% of IC flashes

0 Nearby flashes in past 60 mins.

No energy in the last minute
No energy in past 5 mins.
No energy in past 10 mins.
No energy in past 20 mins.
No energy in past 30 mins.
Energy of 4.4 in past 60 mins. (ratio 222%, avg. 0.1/min.)

1 noise per minute (100.0%)
4 noises in past 5 mins. (avg. 0.8/min., 100.0%)
5 noises in past 10 mins. (avg. 0.5/min., 100.0%)
8 noises in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.4/min., 100.0%)
12 noises in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.4/min., 100.0%)
13 noises in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.2/min., 86.7%)

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Lightning/2000 v4.7.3 Summary (Friday, November 20, 2009 at 18:34:59 EST)

Since midnight (1115.0 mins.):
Total strokes: 39 (avg. 0.0/min.)
Intracloud/Intercloud strokes: 21 - 53.8% (avg. 0.0/min.)
+IC: 5 - 23.8% (avg. 0.0/min.)
-IC: 16 - 76.2% (avg. 0.0/min.)
Cloud to ground strokes: 16 - 41.0% (avg. 0.0/min.)
+CG: 7 - 43.8% (avg. 0.0/min.)
-CG: 9 - 56.3% (avg. 0.0/min.)
Compact Intercloud Discharge: 0

Total flashes: 37 (avg. 0.0/min.)
Cloud to ground flashes: 16 (avg. 0.0/min.)
+CG flashes: 7 (avg. 0.0/min.)
-CG flashes: 9 (avg. 0.0/min.)
Intercloud/Intracloud flashes: 21 (avg. 0.0/min.)
+IC flashes: 5 (avg. 0.0/min.)
-IC flashes: 16 (avg. 0.0/min.)

Total nearby flashes: 0
Total noises: 568 (avg. 0.5/min., 93.6%)
Total energy: 63 (avg. 0.1/min., 160%, squelch = 0)

No alerts of any kind

Peak stroke count: 2 at 06:37:20
Peak CG stroke count: 2 at 12:01:35
Peak +CG stroke count: 1 at 08:26:24
Peak -CG stroke count: 1 at 04:26:57
Peak IC stroke count: 2 at 17:35:39
Peak +IC stroke count: 1 at 08:00:46
Peak -IC stroke count: 1 at 01:11:02
Peak total flash count: 2 at 06:37:21
Peak CG flash count: 2 at 12:01:36
Peak +CG flash count: 1 at 08:26:25
Peak -CG flash count: 1 at 04:26:59
Peak IC flash count: 2 at 17:35:41
Peak +IC flash count: 1 at 08:00:48
Peak -IC flash count: 1 at 01:11:04
Peak nearby flash count: 0
Peak CID stroke count: 0
Peak noise count: 9 at 05:08:01
Peak energy count: 4 at 01:54:33
Peak energy ratio: 437% at 01:54:33
Peak signal strength: 127 at 12:05:36

Archive data:
1824 daily archive files

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