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The geomagnetic storm of 15 – 17 June 1965

On 15 – 17 June 1965 the Kp index reached 7: a G3 (strong) storm, with 36 hours at Kp 5 or more. At its peak the lights could be seen from 512,587 places in the atlas, down to about 47° magnetic latitude.

Kp 7Peak Kp · 16 June 1965 12:00 UT
36Hours at Kp 5 or more
132Largest ap
Solar cycle 20Year 1 of solar cycle 20

Kp every three hours

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14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun

Where the lights could be seen

At Kp 7 the lights reach 512,587 places of the atlas on the horizon and 227,980 overhead, down to about 47° magnetic latitude.

The largest towns that could see them