In June we had a very rare (for us) middle-of-the-night thunderstorm which woke us up at 4AM. I grabbed my recording setup and stuck the mic out the window on a pole (which reminds me I need to start using a wood pole instead of metal during thunderstorms :-). This is the complete recording. I like the very low rumbles at the beginning. I did not normalize it this time, so you will notice that it clips a bit at 1:29 during the "MassiveBlast". I measured the time from the lightning strike (at 1:26) to the thunder, which is 2.8 seconds. This works out to 2.8/5 = 0.56 miles (0.9 km) away.
Type
Wave (.wav)
Duration
4:23.014
File size
48.2 MB
Sample rate
48000.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
2 years, 10 months ago
Thanks for this sound, using it in a diashow of my last journey.
7 years, 3 months ago
I used this sound on my new album. It appears in track 3. https://greasyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-future-is-cancelled
8 years, 10 months ago
The Perfect Thunder for the Perfect Laugh. Thank You!
9 years ago
The beginning of this recording has a wonderful, ominous feel, in my mind, at least. After the big thunderclap, it definitely gets more relaxing. Love it.
10 years, 6 months ago
Thanks for this. Using it to illustrate the English word for thunder with my English language learners. So glad I don't have to stand there and say "boom!"
