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Geomagnetic storm on 3 Sep 1959 (G4)

Max Kp8-G4

Ap39No. 42 in 1959

Consecutive G1+ days5

Ap rank1,662since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–033o

03–063-

06–093+

09–124-

12–153o

15–184-

18–214o

21–248-

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
31 Aug 1959	3o	9	–
1 Sep 1959	4+	20	–
2 Sep 1959	5+	34	G1
3 Sep 1959	8-	39	G4
4 Sep 1959	7+	103	G3
5 Sep 1959	6-	34	G2
6 Sep 1959	6-	18	G2

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 39: No. 1,662 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.