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Geomagnetic storm on 10 Apr 1960 (G3)

Max Kp7-G3

Ap33No. 66 in 1960

Consecutive G1+ days4

Ap rank2,423since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–033-

03–064o

06–094-

09–123+

12–154-

15–183o

18–215-

21–247-

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
7 Apr 1960	5+	22	G1
8 Apr 1960	4o	16	–
9 Apr 1960	4+	14	–
10 Apr 1960	7-	33	G3
11 Apr 1960	5o	25	G1
12 Apr 1960	6-	35	G2
13 Apr 1960	6-	28	G2

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 33: No. 2,423 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.