208
Recorded events
10
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$10.4M
Property damage
New Hampshire lightning history: 208 recorded events across 10 counties between 1996 and 2025.
Decade by decade
New Hampshire lightning history by decade
The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 131 reported lightning events across New Hampshire. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most lightning events in New Hampshire
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rockingham County | 56 | 0 | $2.3M | 1996–2010 |
| #2 | Strafford County | 28 | 0 | $533K | 1996–2008 |
| #3 | Hillsborough County | 24 | 0 | $1.3M | 1996–2014 |
| #4 | Carroll County | 23 | 0 | $657K | 1998–2020 |
| #5 | Merrimack County | 20 | 0 | $3.7M | 1997–2025 |
| #6 | Belknap County | 20 | 0 | $607K | 1996–2020 |
| #7 | Cheshire County | 15 | 0 | $177K | 1996–2015 |
| #8 | Grafton County | 10 | 0 | $835K | 1997–2005 |
| #9 | Sullivan County | 6 | 0 | $154K | 2002–2007 |
| #10 | Coos County | 6 | 0 | $200K | 1998–2016 |