Yuma in Arizona (USA) is the sunniest place in the world.

In Australia, Darwin (NT) is the sunniest capital with an average of 8.5 hours a day.

Melbourne (VIC) has the dubious honour of being Australia's least sunny capital with an average of 5.7 hours of sunshine each day.

Residents of the northeastern U.S. observed a blue sun and a blue moon, caused by forest fires in British Columbia.

Lightning is 5 times hotter then the surface of the sun.