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Geomagnetic storm on 3 Apr 1960 (G3)

Max Kp7+G3

Ap68No. 18 in 1960

Consecutive G1+ days8

Ap rank444since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–037-

03–067+

06–097o

09–126-

12–154-

15–183+

18–214+

21–243-

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
31 Mar 1960	8+	129	G4
1 Apr 1960	9-	241	G5
2 Apr 1960	7o	62	G3
3 Apr 1960	7+	68	G3
4 Apr 1960	6-	26	G2
5 Apr 1960	6o	34	G2
6 Apr 1960	5-	17	G1

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 68: No. 444 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.