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Geomagnetic storm on 27 Mar 1959 (G4)

Max Kp8+G4

Ap178No. 2 in 1959

Consecutive G1+ days7

Ap rank28since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–037+

03–068-

06–098+

09–127-

12–158+

15–188+

18–218-

21–246+

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
24 Mar 1959	3-	8	–
25 Mar 1959	5+	31	G1
26 Mar 1959	8o	81	G4
27 Mar 1959	8+	178	G4
28 Mar 1959	7+	87	G3
29 Mar 1959	7-	73	G3
30 Mar 1959	5o	20	G1

Highest-Ap days of 1959

15 Jul 1959236

27 Mar 1959178

16 Aug 1959130

18 Jul 1959119

17 Aug 1959114

17 Jul 1959110

12 May 1959108

4 Sep 1959103

10 Apr 195998

28 Mar 195987

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 178: No. 28 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.