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The geomagnetic storm of 18 – 20 July 1958

On 18 – 20 July 1958 the Kp index reached 5+: a G1 (minor) storm, with 24 hours at Kp 5 or more. At its peak the lights could be seen from 317,119 places in the atlas, down to about 50° magnetic latitude.

Kp 5+Peak Kp · 18 July 1958 12:00 UT
24Hours at Kp 5 or more
56Largest ap
Solar cycle 19Year 5 of solar cycle 19

Kp every three hours

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Where the lights could be seen

At Kp 5+ the lights reach 317,119 places of the atlas on the horizon and 96,450 overhead, down to about 50° magnetic latitude.

The largest towns that could see them