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The geomagnetic storm of 1 – 2 May 1994

On 1 – 2 May 1994 the Kp index reached 7: a G3 (strong) storm, with 15 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 · 1 May 1994 18:00 UT
15Hours at Kp 5 or more
132Largest ap
Solar cycle 22Year 8 of solar cycle 22

Kp every three hours

56789
30 Apr1 May2 May3 May

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