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Geomagnetic storm on 24 Aug 1958 (G4)

Max Kp8-G4

Ap85No. 6 in 1958

Consecutive G1+ days2

Ap rank255since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–037+

03–068-

06–096o

09–127-

12–156+

15–184o

18–213+

21–243o

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
21 Aug 1958	3-	6	–
22 Aug 1958	6-	34	G2
23 Aug 1958	4-	13	–
24 Aug 1958	8-	85	G4
25 Aug 1958	5-	18	G1
26 Aug 1958	4o	14	–
27 Aug 1958	7-	64	G3

Highest-Ap days of 1958

8 Jul 1958200

11 Feb 1958199

4 Sep 1958131

29 Jun 1958103

24 Oct 195889

24 Aug 195885

17 Aug 195882

25 Sep 195882

7 Jun 195877

9 Jul 195875

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 85: No. 255 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.