2007-09-27 13:19:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
A bolt of lightning can travel at a speed of 100000 mph (160934 km/h), and can reach temperatures approaching 28000 °C (60000 °F).
2007-09-27 13:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by Doc E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The temperature of a bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the sun, which is 55,000 degrees, since the surface of the sun is 11,000 degrees.
2007-09-27 20:28:51 · answer #2 · answered by trey98607 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's about 11000 degrees fahrenheit - the same temperature as the surface of the Sun.
2007-09-27 20:23:02 · answer #3 · answered by Nexus6 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The air near a lightning strike is heated to 50,000 degrees F... hotter than the surface of the sun.
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2007-09-27 20:23:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hotter than the surface of the sun, which is some 10,350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2007-09-27 20:23:02 · answer #5 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Approximately 32,000 degrees Fahrenheit
2007-09-27 20:21:59 · answer #6 · answered by Ice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Next time there's a storm, stand on your roof and hold a thermometer. When one hits you, you can tell us all. :)
2007-09-27 20:21:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
28000 °C (60000 °F)
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2007-09-27 20:22:33 · answer #8 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋