How is possible for lightning to be 5 times hotter than the Sun?

Question

How is possible for lightning to be 5 times hotter than the Sun?

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun, but not the core of the sun. The core of the sun is 27 million degrees F.

And heat is just a measurement of average energy. Lightning is very intense, but also very short lived. As you get further away from the core of the sun, it becomes less dense, and has less energy (and less heat)