From: Patterns in Lightning-caused Fires at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Year | Number of fires | Total area burned | Mean size | Mean duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | ha | ha | days |
1940–49 | 27 | 25.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
1950–59 | 34 | 98.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1960–69 | 16 | 56.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
1970–79 | 3 | 33.2 | 11.1 | 6.0 |
1980–89 | 27 | 220.1 | 8.2 | 10.0 |
1990–97 | 15 | 58.2 | 3.9 | 10.1 |
Total | 122 | 523.4 | 4.3 | 6.6 |