2006-08-11 08:36:06 · 8 answers · asked by silverstar852003 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
its not any different. our perception of it changes at night - its darker, we are in the house probably in bed when our environment is quiet. during the day at work we are too busy with work to focus on nature, but at night when we are still and quiet the storm seems bigger.
2006-08-11 08:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by Allasse 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing really changes in the lighting between the night and day. It's just that during the night, everything is very dark so it looks like the lighting are larger.
2006-08-11 22:01:09 · answer #2 · answered by Sebas B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may simply be your perspective of the storms you observe. At least in my area of the USA, the quick violent summer storms come about in the late afternoon/early evening and usually have a lot of lightning associated with them. Storms that occur throughout the day are usually part of a larger system that is dumping a lot of rain, but doesn't seem to usually have a lot of lightning associated with them.
I think those late afternoon/early evening storms are usually part of those storm clouds with a lot of updraft and updraft is theorized to be a primary phenomenon that causes the charge separation associated with lightning.
2006-08-12 00:53:50 · answer #3 · answered by Ubi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually storms that involve thunder and lightning tend to be stronger during the day than at night. most of these types of storms are heat related (stronger in the heat of a summer day). tornados as an example, do not occur (usually) at night.
2006-08-11 20:15:31 · answer #4 · answered by John S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just seems that way because you can see light from all angles at night reflecting against buildings or trees or whatever, when at day you can only see lightning from whatever angle you're looking at while more lightning, whether it produces hearable thunder or not, is happening at any given angle...
2006-08-14 00:53:27 · answer #5 · answered by Topher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just seems that way because you can see the lightning better at night.
2006-08-11 16:11:24 · answer #6 · answered by grooveface 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cause you can't see lightning as well in the day.
2006-08-11 15:41:13 · answer #7 · answered by hooska911 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it only seems that way , because you can see it clearer at night
2006-08-11 15:51:30 · answer #8 · answered by john d 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋