How hot does the air inside a lightning bolt get, in kelvin?

Q: How hot does the air inside a lightning bolt get, in kelvin?

30,000 kelvin (30,000). A lightning channel heats the air to around 30,000 kelvin — roughly five times hotter than the surface of the Sun. Source: US National Weather Service

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A lightning channel heats the air to around 30,000 kelvin — roughly five times hotter than the surface of the Sun.SOURCEUS National Weather Service

Scale check: 30,000 is roughly a lower-league football crowd.

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