California recorded the largest number of lightning-caused wildfires in the United States in 2023. That year, there were 618 wildfires started by lightning in the southwestern state. By comparison, Florida saw 592 such wildfires. Lightning is the main natural cause of bush and forest fires.
Number of wildfires started by lightning strikes in the United States in 2023, by state
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National Interagency Fire Center. (January 30, 2024). Number of wildfires started by lightning strikes in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/942780/wildfires-started-lightning-state-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Number of wildfires started by lightning strikes in the United States in 2023, by state." Chart. January 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942780/wildfires-started-lightning-state-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. (2024). Number of wildfires started by lightning strikes in the United States in 2023, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942780/wildfires-started-lightning-state-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Number of Wildfires Started by Lightning Strikes in The United States in 2023, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942780/wildfires-started-lightning-state-us/
National Interagency Fire Center, Number of wildfires started by lightning strikes in the United States in 2023, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942780/wildfires-started-lightning-state-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of wildfires started by lightning strikes in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph], National Interagency Fire Center, January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/942780/wildfires-started-lightning-state-us/
