1942Year 9 of solar cycle 17

Geomagnetic storms of 1942

1942 had 75 geomagnetic storms reaching Kp 5 or more, 8 of them strong (G3 or above); the strongest reached Kp 8. Every storm with its dates, and the Kp of every day of the year.

75Every storm

8G3–G5

Kp 8Peak Kp

92days at Kp 5 or more

The year day by day

the day's highest Kp

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Kp 0–3Kp 4Kp 5 · G1Kp 6 · G2Kp 7 · G3Kp 8 · G4Kp 9 · G5

Every storm · 1942

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Date	Level	Peak Kp	Hours at Kp 5 or more	ap
4 January 1942	G1	Kp 5	3	48
4 January 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
17 January 1942	G1	Kp 5−	6	39
19 January 1942	G1	Kp 5+	3	56
5 – 6 February 1942	G1	Kp 5	12	48
23 – 24 February 1942	G2	Kp 6	18	80
25 February 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
28 February 1942	G2	Kp 6	6	80
1 – 2 March 1942	G4	Kp 8	27	207
3 March 1942	G2	Kp 6	12	80
5 – 6 March 1942	G3	Kp 7	18	132
8 March 1942	G2	Kp 6+	6	94
8 – 9 March 1942	G2	Kp 6+	9	94
9 March 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
11 March 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
13 March 1942	G1	Kp 5+	6	56
14 March 1942	G1	Kp 5+	6	56
20 March 1942	G1	Kp 5+	3	56
21 March 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
26 March 1942	G1	Kp 5+	9	56
29 March 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
2 April 1942	G1	Kp 5	3	48
3 April 1942	G2	Kp 6	3	80
4 April 1942	G3	Kp 7+	15	154
8 April 1942	G1	Kp 5−	6	39
11 April 1942	G2	Kp 6−	15	67
13 – 14 April 1942	G2	Kp 6+	12	94
17 April 1942	G2	Kp 6+	12	94
18 April 1942	G1	Kp 5+	6	56
23 April 1942	G1	Kp 5+	6	56
28 April 1942	G2	Kp 6	3	80
4 – 5 May 1942	G2	Kp 6−	6	67
14 May 1942	G1	Kp 5	3	48
27 – 28 May 1942	G1	Kp 5	6	48
11 June 1942	G1	Kp 5−	6	39
19 June 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
8 July 1942	G1	Kp 5+	9	56
11 July 1942	G2	Kp 6	18	80
12 July 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
15 July 1942	G1	Kp 5+	9	56
21 July 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
26 July 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
10 August 1942	G1	Kp 5+	6	56
16 August 1942	G1	Kp 5	3	48
16 August 1942	G3	Kp 7−	3	111
19 August 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
23 August 1942	G2	Kp 6	15	80
24 – 25 August 1942	G1	Kp 5	6	48
2 September 1942	G1	Kp 5	3	48
6 September 1942	G1	Kp 5	6	48
11 – 12 September 1942	G3	Kp 7−	24	111
13 – 14 September 1942	G1	Kp 5	6	48
14 – 15 September 1942	G1	Kp 5	9	48
16 September 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
16 – 17 September 1942	G1	Kp 5+	12	56
18 September 1942	G1	Kp 5	3	48
20 – 22 September 1942	G1	Kp 5+	24	56
2 – 4 October 1942	G3	Kp 7−	33	111
11 October 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39
12 October 1942	G2	Kp 6	6	80
13 October 1942	G2	Kp 6	3	80
14 – 15 October 1942	G1	Kp 5+	15	56
15 – 16 October 1942	G1	Kp 5−	9	39
18 – 19 October 1942	G1	Kp 5	6	48
19 October 1942	G1	Kp 5+	3	56
20 October 1942	G1	Kp 5−	6	39
28 – 30 October 1942	G3	Kp 7+	51	154
31 October 1942	G1	Kp 5	6	48
23 – 25 November 1942	G3	Kp 7−	21	111
25 – 26 November 1942	G2	Kp 6−	15	67
28 November 1942	G1	Kp 5−	6	39
9 – 10 December 1942	G1	Kp 5+	12	56
21 December 1942	G1	Kp 5	9	48
23 December 1942	G1	Kp 5	12	48
26 December 1942	G1	Kp 5−	3	39