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G1minor

The geomagnetic storm of 13 October 1983

On 13 October 1983 the Kp index reached 5+: a G1 (minor) storm, with 9 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 · 13 October 1983 03:00 UT
9Hours at Kp 5 or more
56Largest ap
Solar cycle 21Year 8 of solar cycle 21

Kp every three hours

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12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct

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