Bhubaneswar, July 22 -- A thundering number for Odisha. Last year, as many as 250 of the 365 days had been thunderous days. What looks mindboggling is Odisha had recorded over 6.6k cloud-to-ground lightning flashes per day in the year 2020.

As per the US-based Earth Networks' South Asia Lightning report 2020, released on Wednesday, Odisha had received the highest cloud-to-ground lightning flashes last year. A total of 1.65 million lightning flashes were cloud to ground in Odisha in 2020. The State had recorded almost the same count in 2019, which drives home the point that there has been no let-up in lightning intensity over the years.

However, when it comes to total lightning flashes, Tamil Nadu with a total count of over 59 lakh toppe...