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1962Year 9 of solar cycle 19

Geomagnetic storms of 1962

1962 had 57 geomagnetic storms reaching Kp 5 or more, 2 of them strong (G3 or above); the strongest reached Kp 7+. Every storm with its dates, and the Kp of every day of the year.

57Every storm
2G3–G5
Kp 7+Peak Kp
75days 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 · 1962

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8Sep
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6Nov
3Dec
DateLevelPeak KpHours at Kp 5 or moreap
10 January 1962G2Kp 6+1594
4 February 1962G1Kp 5348
12 February 1962G1Kp 5+356
16 February 1962G2Kp 6−1567
26 February 1962G1Kp 5−339
5 March 1962G1Kp 5+356
6 March 1962G2Kp 6−667
6 – 8 April 1962G2Kp 6−3667
8 April 1962G2Kp 6+394
10 – 11 April 1962G1Kp 51548
21 – 22 April 1962G1Kp 5948
6 May 1962G1Kp 5648
31 May 1962G1Kp 5648
9 – 10 June 1962G1Kp 5−639
4 July 1962G1Kp 5−339
24 – 25 July 1962G1Kp 5−639
26 – 27 July 1962G2Kp 6+1594
27 July 1962G1Kp 5+356
1 August 1962G2Kp 61280
7 – 8 August 1962G1Kp 5948
9 August 1962G1Kp 5−339
15 August 1962G1Kp 5648
16 August 1962G1Kp 5348
16 August 1962G1Kp 5−339
17 – 18 August 1962G1Kp 5648
22 August 1962G1Kp 5+1256
31 August 1962G1Kp 5+956
1 – 2 September 1962G2Kp 6−2167
3 – 4 September 1962G2Kp 6+2494
6 September 1962G1Kp 5348
12 September 1962G3Kp 7+15154
13 September 1962G1Kp 5348
19 – 20 September 1962G2Kp 61280
26 September 1962G2Kp 6−967
29 September 1962G1Kp 5+356
1 – 2 October 1962G2Kp 6−2167
5 – 6 October 1962G1Kp 5−639
8 October 1962G2Kp 6+394
8 – 9 October 1962G2Kp 6−967
10 October 1962G1Kp 5−339
11 October 1962G1Kp 5348
14 October 1962G1Kp 5−939
16 October 1962G2Kp 6−367
18 October 1962G1Kp 5−639
19 October 1962G1Kp 51248
22 – 23 October 1962G1Kp 5648
24 October 1962G1Kp 5948
25 – 27 October 1962G1Kp 5+2456
4 November 1962G1Kp 5348
6 November 1962G1Kp 5648
15 – 16 November 1962G2Kp 6−667
21 November 1962G1Kp 5−339
22 November 1962G1Kp 51248
30 November 1962G1Kp 5+1256
11 December 1962G1Kp 5+356
17 – 20 December 1962G3Kp 7−57111
26 December 1962G1Kp 5−339