When is Thunderstorm season?

True or false ? Thunderstorms happen more often in the summer season.
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This is TRUE! This is because the recipe for thunderstorms to develop include a temperature profile that includes WARM SURFACE AIR and COOLER AIR ABOVE.
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Because there is more sunlight (aka energy) and longer time in the day for the air at the surface to heat up during the summer months, this makes it the most common season for thunderstorms.
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The summer sun can heat up the ground more intensely - this creates the warm surface air and that then rises and mixes with the cooler air above. As the air cools while it rises, it condenses and creates unstable air and moisture - two ingredients for a storm to develop.