--- title: Accessing Lightning Archive description: Accessing Lightning Archive --- [![Commander Academy](https://www.weatherops.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Commander_Academy_Header_Rev_Full.png?width=300&height=68&name=Commander_Academy_Header_Rev_Full.png "Commander Academy")](https://www.weatherops.com/commander-academy) - [Create](https://info.wdtinc.com/commander-academy/tag/create) - [Configure](https://info.wdtinc.com/commander-academy/tag/configure) - [Manage](https://info.wdtinc.com/commander-academy/tag/manage) - [Navigate](https://info.wdtinc.com/commander-academy/tag/learn) - [Login](https://weatheropscommander.com/login) - [Support](https://wdt.zendesk.com/home) [![Commander Academy](https://www.weatherops.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Commander_Academy_Sticky_Header_Full.png?width=300&height=68&name=Commander_Academy_Sticky_Header_Full.png "Commander Academy")](https://www.weatherops.com/commander-academy) - [Create](https://info.wdtinc.com/commander-academy/tag/create) - [Configure](https://info.wdtinc.com/commander-academy/tag/configure) - [Manage](https://info.wdtinc.com/commander-academy/tag/manage) - [Navigate](https://info.wdtinc.com/commander-academy/tag/learn) - [Login](https://weatheropscommander.com/login) - [Support](https://wdt.zendesk.com/home) **Menu** - [Create](https://info.wdtinc.com/commander-academy/tag/create) - [Configure](https://info.wdtinc.com/commander-academy/tag/configure) - [Manage](https://info.wdtinc.com/commander-academy/tag/manage) - [Navigate](https://info.wdtinc.com/commander-academy/tag/learn) - [Login](https://weatheropscommander.com/login) - [Support](https://wdt.zendesk.com/home) [Learn](https://www.weatherops.com/commander-academy/tag/learn) | 1 min read # Accessing Lightning Archive Written by [Customer Success Managers](https://www.weatherops.com/commander-academy/author/customer-success-managers) The lightning archive is used to see if lightning occurred at a specific location using a date or date range. **Step 1**- In Location Info, enter the lat/lon coordinates in the appropriate fields or select an asset from the company list. ![Lightning Archive Location](https://www.weatherops.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/lightning_archive_location.png) **Step 2-**  Select the date range, desired distance from the location, and unit of measurement. *Note: The archive can pull a maximum period of 2 weeks of data at a time with a maximum distance of 20 miles/kilometers.* ![Lightning Archive DateRange](https://www.weatherops.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/lightning_archive_daterange.png) **Step 3-**  You can now decide what format you want the report in (.pdf or HTML), the strike sort (distance from the location or time of strike), and the lightning strike type. ![Lightning Archive Report](https://www.weatherops.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/lightning_archive_report.png) **Step 4-** Now, hit Generate Report.  It may take a few seconds to get your report depending on the date range.  Once the data are gathered, a new browser tab will open and provide either an HTML image or a .pdf which you can then save. ### Have a question not answered here? 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