Our Sun Vs. Lightning
Which is hotter: the sun or a bolt of lightning?
The surface of the sun is around 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That is pretty hot when you compare that to our temperature today of 88 degrees Fahrenheit in Columbia, Missouri. We look downright chilly!
Is that hotter than a lightning bolt?
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A bolt of lightning can peak at 55,000 degrees Fahrenheit - that is 4 times hotter than the sun! WOW!!!
Winner: lightning! I'm glad that lightning is not as regular as the sun in interacting with our earth!
Weather Fun Fact #2
Do you remember the big storm that we had this past Monday night? Wind was blowing madly and rain poured down.
We were lucky, though, because people in the state of Iowa had a storm that produced a derecho. A derecho (pronounced "deh-REY-cho") is a weather term for a wide-spread, long-lived windstorm. A derecho can cause damage similar to a tornado, but in one direction along a straight path. Tornados spin and have crazy paths.
That is all for today. Have a great weekend!
