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Geomagnetic storm on 24 Aug 1956 (G4)

Max Kp8-G4

Ap84No. 7 in 1956

Consecutive G1+ days4

Ap rank262since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–037o

03–066-

06–094o

09–126-

12–157-

15–188-

18–215o

21–245-

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
21 Aug 1956	6-	24	G2
22 Aug 1956	3+	11	–
23 Aug 1956	6o	31	G2
24 Aug 1956	8-	84	G4
25 Aug 1956	6-	35	G2
26 Aug 1956	6+	34	G2
27 Aug 1956	4-	15	–

Highest-Ap days of 1956

27 Apr 1956172

16 May 1956156

25 Feb 1956103

3 Mar 1956102

24 May 195695

15 Nov 195686

24 Aug 195684

2 Sep 195682

22 Apr 195680

8 Sep 195678

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 84: No. 262 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.