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Highest risk cities in New York

Highest lightning risk cities in New York

Ranked city list for thunderstorm frequency. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Lightning score

23/100

Updated Sun, Feb 22, 7:02 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by lightning score.

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#1

Buffalo, NY

9 points above the state average

#2

Eggertsville, NY

9 points above the state average

#3

Kenmore, NY

9 points above the state average

#4

Lackawanna, NY

9 points above the state average

#5

Niagara Falls, NY

9 points above the state average

#6

Depew, NY

8 points above the state average

#7

North Tonawanda, NY

8 points above the state average

#8

Tonawanda, NY

8 points above the state average

#9

Lockport, NY

6 points above the state average

#10

Dunkirk, NY

5 points above the state average

#11

Fredonia, NY

5 points above the state average

#12

Kingston, NY

4 points above the state average

#13

Jamestown, NY

3 points above the state average

#14

Middletown, NY

3 points above the state average

#15

Saratoga Springs, NY

3 points above the state average

#16

Scotchtown, NY

3 points above the state average

#17

Glens Falls, NY

2 points above the state average

#18

Glens Falls North, NY

2 points above the state average

#19

Orange Lake, NY

2 points above the state average

#20

Poughkeepsie, NY

2 points above the state average

#21

West Glens Falls, NY

2 points above the state average

#22

Beacon, NY

1 points above the state average

#23

Kiryas Joel, NY

1 points above the state average

#24

Woodbury, NY

1 points above the state average

#25

Albany, NY

at the state average

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.