Malaysia is known as the Asia’s Lightning Capital

Malaysia is known as the Asia’s Lightning Capital and its capital Kuala Lumpur ranks 5th in the world in terms of Lightning density. The National Lightning Safety Institute of the United States said that Kuala Lumpur has 48.3 lightning strikes hit the ground for every square kilometer of real estate.

Malaysia’s most lightning prone areas including Subang, Bayan Lepas and Kluang are said to have up to 180 to 200 thunderstorm days a year. Compared to Florida — the lightning capital of the United Sates — which only has 90 to 110 thunderstorm days a year.

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