How far can a human ear hear thunder?
Let me ask, is your husband much older than you? Has he done a lot of swimming? I’m willing to bet you did hear the thunder, and it’s possible it was more than 10 miles away, but according to the info below, 10 miles is usually about as far as it gets. I suspect your hearing is just a little better than your husband’s which is why he didn’t hear it at all but you were just barely able to. Anyway, here’s the info: Thunder contains a somewhat cylindrical initial pressure shock wave along the lightning channel in excess of 10 times the normal atmospheric pressure. This shock wave decays rapidly into a sound wave within feet or meters. When thunder is heard from about 328 feet (100 m) distance, it consists of one large bang, yet hissing and clicking may be heard just prior to the bang (upward streamers). When heard at .6 mile (1 km) from lightning, thunder will rumble with several loud claps. Thunder is seldom heard beyond 10 miles (16 km) under ideal conditions. The sound of distant thund
