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Geomagnetic storm on 15 Nov 1956 (G4)

Max Kp8-G4

Ap86No. 6 in 1956

Consecutive G1+ days8

Ap rank247since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–037-

03–066+

06–098-

09–127+

12–156o

15–184-

18–214-

21–244-

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
12 Nov 1956	6o	48	G2
13 Nov 1956	5o	16	G1
14 Nov 1956	7o	59	G3
15 Nov 1956	8-	86	G4
16 Nov 1956	7-	48	G3
17 Nov 1956	4-	15	–
18 Nov 1956	5-	18	G1

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 86: No. 247 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.