Monitor lightning near a site
Have recent strikes occurred near our facilities?
The finished answer: Observed nearest-strike distance, count and recency for a defined area and time window.
Weather ingredients
These catalog parameters are part of the recipe. Dataset products such as warning geometry or gauge stage are linked below too.
Observed strike location for distance calculations.
Definition, units and delivery references →Lightning DateTime filter and recency.
Definition, units and delivery references →Strike TypeDistinguish the provider’s strike classifications.
Definition, units and delivery references →Peak CurrentAdditional Enterprise strike attribute where supplied; not required for distance.
Definition, units and delivery references →Ingredients you bring
- Facility coordinates
- Monitoring radius and time window
- Your escalation and response procedures
These are not supplied automatically by a weather API.
The method
- Request recent strike records for the area.
- Filter timestamps and strike types appropriate to the use case.
- Compute distances to each site and summarize count/recency.
- Present those observations alongside the organization’s procedures.
Both paths support proximity analysis. Compare retained attributes and temporal/geographic coverage.
Enterprise
Use bounding-box or radius queries in a custom application; calculate the needed summary.
GIS or a hybrid
Query strike features and join them to sites in your existing operations map.
Explore the actual dataset inputs
Open a product to inspect its guide or run its connected example. These demonstrate the ingredient—not a completed implementation of this recipe.