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Geomagnetic storm on 15 Oct 1949 (G4)

Max Kp8+G4

Ap156No. 2 in 1949

Consecutive G1+ days4

Ap rank39since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–036o

03–066o

06–097+

09–128o

12–157+

15–187+

18–218+

21–248-

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
12 Oct 1949	3-	8	–
13 Oct 1949	5o	14	G1
14 Oct 1949	8-	91	G4
15 Oct 1949	8+	156	G4
16 Oct 1949	7o	62	G3
17 Oct 1949	4o	16	–
18 Oct 1949	3o	8	–

Highest-Ap days of 1949

25 Jan 1949156

15 Oct 1949156

12 May 1949153

26 Jan 1949100

14 Oct 194991

22 Mar 194990

8 Apr 194983

7 Oct 194965

4 Aug 194964

16 Oct 194962

Dates and time slots are UTC. Kp is the 3-hourly planetary geomagnetic index (0–9); Ap is the daily average disturbance. G1–G5 follow the NOAA storm scale (Kp 5- and above counted as G1). Aurora visibility also depends on weather and location. The latest values are preliminary.

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Max Kp 8+, Ap 156: No. 39 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.