Guidelines for the WMO Evaluation of Records of Weather and Climate Extremes - World reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Two record-breaking lightning flashes occurred in 2020: one with a length of 768 km is the longest ever recorded, while another with a duration of 17 seconds is the longest lasting flash ever detected