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The geomagnetic storm of 7 – 8 January 1967

On 7 – 8 January 1967 the Kp index reached 7−: a G3 (strong) storm, with 24 hours at Kp 5 or more. At its peak the lights could be seen from 474,355 places in the atlas, down to about 48° magnetic latitude.

Kp 7−Peak Kp · 8 January 1967 03:00 UT
24Hours at Kp 5 or more
111Largest ap
Solar cycle 20Year 3 of solar cycle 20

Kp every three hours

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6 Jan7 Jan8 Jan9 Jan

Where the lights could be seen

At Kp 7− the lights reach 474,355 places of the atlas on the horizon and 193,483 overhead, down to about 48° magnetic latitude.

The largest towns that could see them