Not a lot of people have ever heard of Hector, even though he is a giant of the Northern Territory.
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Hector is one of the few thunderstorms anywhere in the world to have its own name.
Most storms are fleeting and last only a few minutes or hours in their formation but not the Top End's Hector.
Hector comes calling regularly at 3pm every day during the build up and wet season over the Tiwi Islands north of Darwin.
On most days you can see him from Darwin.
Hector is one of the most observed storms in the world, weather boffins from all around the globe come to study him every year.
He was named by World War Two pilots travelling between Darwin and Papua New Guinea.
He was an important and dependable navigation beacon for them as he can stand 20km tall.
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Not surprisingly the Bureau of Meteorology shows a lot of interest in Hector as well and has produced a natty little video of the climate phenomenon.
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