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Geomagnetic storm on 16 Mar 1960 (G3)

Max Kp7-G3

Ap52No. 31 in 1960

Consecutive G1+ days2

Ap rank824since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–036+

03–067-

06–096-

09–124-

12–153o

15–184o

18–215o

21–244+

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
13 Mar 1960	2o	5	–
14 Mar 1960	3o	8	–
15 Mar 1960	6-	21	G2
16 Mar 1960	7-	52	G3
17 Mar 1960	4+	21	–
18 Mar 1960	4o	12	–
19 Mar 1960	3+	10	–

Highest-Ap days of 1960

13 Nov 1960280

1 Apr 1960241

6 Oct 1960203

7 Oct 1960186

30 Apr 1960174

31 Mar 1960129

8 May 1960128

5 Sep 1960118

17 Aug 1960106

4 Sep 196095

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 7-, Ap 52: No. 824 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.