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Geomagnetic storm on 24 Apr 1960 (G3)

Max Kp7-G3

Ap66No. 20 in 1960

Consecutive G1+ days3

Ap rank476since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–037-

03–067-

06–095o

09–124-

12–155o

15–183+

18–216o

21–246+

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
21 Apr 1960	1+	3	–
22 Apr 1960	2+	5	–
23 Apr 1960	6-	15	G2
24 Apr 1960	7-	66	G3
25 Apr 1960	7-	57	G3
26 Apr 1960	4+	18	–
27 Apr 1960	7o	31	G3

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 66: No. 476 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.