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Geomagnetic storm on 15 Jul 1960 (G4)

Max Kp8oG4

Ap93No. 12 in 1960

Consecutive G1+ days4

Ap rank197since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–033o

03–064-

06–094-

09–125o

12–156+

15–187+

18–218-

21–248o

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
12 Jul 1960	3o	10	–
13 Jul 1960	3+	12	–
14 Jul 1960	6+	40	G2
15 Jul 1960	8o	93	G4
16 Jul 1960	8+	77	G4
17 Jul 1960	5+	24	G1
18 Jul 1960	4o	14	–

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 8o, Ap 93: No. 197 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.