Cloud-to-ground lightning strokes detected by the Vaisala Thunderstorm Total Lightning Sensor TLS200 network, deployed around Sao Paulo
The 5 sensor network was designed to have an optimal performance in a region with radius of about 200 km around -23.4, -46.6 (north of Sao Paulo).
The above image displays a map of the region between -20.3, -52.5 and -25.7, -41. The lightning data displayed is 5 minutes delayed and updated every 5 minutes. Get the latest map available by clicking "Refresh" under the map. The map shows a 2-hour time period with lightning data color coded in 20-minute increments.