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Calc The Elder Scrolls - Generic Dragon Storm Call

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A dragon summons a storm on a mostly clear blue day. Keep in mind this is not a legendary super powerful dragon, or even a named dragon. This is just a generic nameless dragon.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/493609/pts-patch-notes-v5-2-0
Given it's a storm cloud, and storms are created by cumulonibi, we'll go with the height of a cumulonimbus, which on average is 12,000m. Distance to the horizon from the viewpoint of the average height is 4.7km, or 4700m. Volume as a cylinder.

V = πr^2h
= π X 4700^2 X 12000
= 8.32773381e11m^2

Density of a cumulus cloud is around 0.5 grams per m^3.

M = 8.32773381e11 X 0.5
= 416386690500g
= 416386690.5kg

Condensation of water vapour to liquid is 2260 joules per gram.

E = 416386690500 X 2260
= 9.41033921e14 joules

That's impressive, but we can also get the kinetic energy, as we can clearly see the clouds moving in from the horizon.

1.22 seconds.

T = 4700m/1.22s
= 3852.45902m/s

KE = (0.5)mv^2
= (0.5) X 416386690.5 X 3852.45902^2
= 3.08988915e15 joules

Now to add both together for our final results.

E = 9.41033921e14 + 3.08988915e15
= 4.03092307e15 joules
= 963.4137356596557993 kilotons

Final Results
Generic Dragon Storm Call = 963.414 kilotons

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