Gay Climate battle :D : Vancouver, WA Vs Kent, UK

Only for those who don't have a clue about its actual weather statistics as presented

I've looked through NWS Climate data for Vancouver WA, and it averages just 7.0 thunderstorm days per annum in the most recent numbers of years. The most thundery year in recent years was 2018, with just 10 days. (Link: w2.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=pqr )

I'm also collecting thunderstorm day records of the whole UK, and these are some recent years in places in Kent:

Margate recorded 24 days with thunderstorm in 2014, 17 days in 2016, 16 in 2017. Average overall = 14.0.

The lowest average of any Kent place is 11.0 thundestorm days per year, +4.0 more than Vancouver.

As for snow, most of Kent averages 10-20 days per year with snow falling, 5-10 with lying snow (less than 2 in Vancouver).

www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/snow/snow-in-the-uk

Yes, the thunder day statistic is pretty standard over the world. On the NWS website the number "3" is used on that day when thunder was heard at the station (when one follows the link provided for the Portland area for example).

According to the study I'm doing, Lincolnshire averages 11-12 days with thunder, London area 15-18 days. They get a lot more weak thundery showers inc. in winter. When I lived in Lincolnshire some summer months could get a lot of thundery showers, but some had none at all, and nothing happened outside of summer. And Sheffield only gets 7 days a year. Out of all the thunder days here, about 2/3 or maybe 3/4, would be more than just a rumble of thunder, but single rumble of thunder events are easily missed, mind you.

This paragraph forms part of the conclusion in my study which I've nearly finished, when it's done I'll publish it hopefully:

"Overall findings in thunderstorm day frequency in England

The data from the study have been transformed into a colour coded map of England (Fig.1) showing annual thunderstorm day frequency at a resolution of two days, over the period 2012-2019. The data presented indicate that nowhere in England averages fewer than four or greater than twenty days with thunder per annum. The most thunder-prone area of England is the in-land south east, including London and the home counties particularly directly to the south and west of London, which average 15-18 thunder days per annum. The least thunder-prone area of England is the north-east coast, near the Scottish border, where thunder is heard on just 4-5 days per annum. "