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Geomagnetic storm on 11 May 1960 (G3)

Max Kp7-G3

Ap42No. 47 in 1960

Consecutive G1+ days1

Ap rank1,420since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–034-

03–067-

06–096+

09–124o

12–153+

15–183o

18–214-

21–244o

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
8 May 1960	8+	128	G4
9 May 1960	4o	16	–
10 May 1960	4-	12	–
11 May 1960	7-	42	G3
12 May 1960	4+	20	–
13 May 1960	3+	11	–
14 May 1960	4o	13	–

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 42: No. 1,420 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.