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LightningStrike

LightningStrike schema from Xweather Weather API

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Strike identifier.
lat	number	Latitude of the strike.
lon	number	Longitude of the strike.
timestamp	integer	Unix timestamp of the strike.
dateTimeISO	string
type	string	Strike type (e.g., CG for cloud-to-ground, IC for intra-cloud).
polarity	string	Strike polarity (positive or negative).
peakAmpKA	number	Peak amplitude in kiloamperes.
ic	boolean	Whether the strike was intra-cloud.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/xweather/refs/heads/main/json-schema/xweather-lightning-strike-schema.json",
  "title": "LightningStrike",
  "description": "LightningStrike schema from Xweather Weather API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Strike identifier."
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Latitude of the strike."
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Longitude of the strike."
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Unix timestamp of the strike."
    },
    "dateTimeISO": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Strike type (e.g., CG for cloud-to-ground, IC for intra-cloud)."
    },
    "polarity": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "+",
        "-"
      ],
      "description": "Strike polarity (positive or negative)."
    },
    "peakAmpKA": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Peak amplitude in kiloamperes."
    },
    "ic": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the strike was intra-cloud."
    }
  }
}