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2018Year 10 of solar cycle 24

Geomagnetic storms of 2018

2018 had 16 geomagnetic storms reaching Kp 5 or more, 1 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.

16Every storm
1G3–G5
Kp 7+Peak Kp
20days 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 · 2018

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DateLevelPeak KpHours at Kp 5 or moreap
14 January 2018G1Kp 5−339
15 February 2018G1Kp 5−339
27 February 2018G1Kp 5+356
18 March 2018G2Kp 6380
20 April 2018G2Kp 61280
5 – 6 May 2018G2Kp 6−967
1 June 2018G1Kp 5−639
25 – 26 June 2018G1Kp 5648
5 July 2018G1Kp 5−339
26 August 2018G3Kp 7+21154
27 August 2018G2Kp 6−667
10 – 11 September 2018G2Kp 61580
22 September 2018G1Kp 5−339
7 October 2018G1Kp 5+956
10 October 2018G1Kp 5−339
4 – 5 November 2018G2Kp 6−1567