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Lightning is five times hotter than the Sun 

A bolt of lightning heats the air around it to about 30,000°C — roughly five times hotter than the surface of the Sun. That sudden heat is what makes the thunderclap.

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Lightning is five times hotter than the Sun's surface

A bolt heats the air to about 30,000°C in microseconds. That explosive expansion is the thunder you hear.

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Lightning is five times hotter than the Sun's surface

A bolt heats the air channel to roughly 30,000°C. That air explodes outward, and the shockwave collapsing back is what you hear as thunder.

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