Some studies have also explored the temperature of a lightning bolt, and it’s impact on color. Lightning typically registers at a sizzling 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Finally, the color of lightning can sometimes signify how hot the lightning bolt is. They're not all the same. Red, orange and yellow bolts are fairly cool at or less than 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

A bolt of lightning can heat up to 50,000 °F in less than a second, helping to produce a sound we know as thunder. The temperature is around five times hotter than the surface of the Sun.