Table 4 Number of lightning strikes by 600 m elevation zones and bioregion in California, 1985 through 2000.
Elevation (m) | North Coast | Klamath Mountains | Cascade Range | Northeast Plateaus | Sierra Nevada | Central Valley | Central Coast | South Coast | Southeast Deserts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
−86 to −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 739 | 8 739 |
0 to 599 | 5 829 | 2 353 | 2 845 | 0 | 7 092 | 32 043 | 8 697 | 12 274 | 100 254 | 171 387 |
600 to 1 199 | 5 698 | 19 300 | 9 698 | 0 | 17 542 | 3 095 | 8 632 | 20 013 | 213 966 | 298 807 |
1 200 to 1 799 | 3 231 | 18 247 | 28 206 | 863 | 41 280 | 50 | 934 | 24 011 | 97 358 | 264 844 |
1 800 to 2 399 | 772 | 6 109 | 17 123 | 51 527 | 64 544 | 0 | 1 | 9 012 | 37 386 | 154 813 |
2 400 to 2 999 | 0 | 178 | 543 | 19 866 | 48 872 | 0 | 0 | 2 756 | 18 511 | 71 789 |
3 000 to 3 599 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 929 | 25 965 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 3 729 | 30 102 |
3 600 to 4 199 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 4 958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 5 713 |
4 200 to 4 418 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
Total | 15 530 | 46 187 | 58 560 | 73 187 | 210 277 | 35 188 | 18 264 | 68 365 | 480 673 | 1 006 231 |