A thunderstorm that produces large amounts of precipitation reaching the ground would have deep layers of moisture in unstable conditions, causing enough convection to be limited to the electrification level of the atmosphere, or to be raised by orographic factors or frontal systems (Rorig and Ferguson, 1999). However, some storms produce small amounts of precipitation or none at all. Colson (1960) explained this phenomenon as the result of high-altitude thunderstorms with high cloud bases, where at the upper levels there are suitable conditions for the triggering of lightning accompanied by precipitation. Rorig and Ferguson (1999) analyzed synoptic patterns of dry thunderstorms and concluded that low levels of moisture in the lower atmosphere, combined with high instability, lead to evaporation of precipitation before it reaches ground level, thus reducing the moisture content. of the underlying surface. Consequently, in many areas of the world, dry thunderstorms cause lightning-induced fires, and many authors have found this relationship suitable for quantitative investigations (Hall, 2005; Rorig and Ferguson, 2002). Hall (2005) studied 15,000 fires related to the total number of CG fires that occurred from 1990 to 1998 in Arizona and New Mexico, using precipitation data derived from historical data. His results show that 75% of the fires started when there was no precipitation, so the ignition source was attributed to dry lightning. Based on this study, a percentage of 0.0026 (112.5 CG) of total CG lightning strikes over a 9-year period was derived while accounting for dry lightning strikes. However, this number represents only a part of dry lightning strikes, i.e. those that...... middle of paper...... input parameters, efficiency of the lightning detection system and observation period (Smorgonskiy et al .,2013). They proposed two new methods, namely a gradient-based method and a subarea decomposition method, which provided positive results for the direct proportionality of elevation with lightning density even for altitudes above 1500 m in Switzerland and Austria. These results generally coincide with the study of Schulz and Diendorfer (1999) in Austria. Contrary to the findings of Smorgonskiy et al. (2013), Schulz and Diendorfer (1999) focused on a smaller area where the lightning tracking system had the best performance, and overlaid it with elevations provided by the GLOBE digital elevation model. They found that after an increase in flash density with altitude, above 2000, flash density starts to decrease due to the proximity of the cloud bases..