A thunderstorm in 45 degree weather in January. Don’t thunderstorms need a lot of heat to form?

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A thunderstorm in 45 degree weather in January. Don’t thunderstorms need a lot of heat to form?

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Pretty common even in lower temperatures from 30 upwards. And since it’s Summer, yeah, that temperature’s pretty common.

EDIT: It just occurred to me that this is probably not a “middle of australia” question where 45C (113F) is common at this time of year and more of a “middle of usa” question where 45F (7C) is common at this time of year.