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Geomagnetic storm on 17 Aug 1960 (G4)

Max Kp8-G4

Ap106No. 9 in 1960

Consecutive G1+ days7

Ap rank143since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–038-

03–068-

06–097o

09–125+

12–154+

15–187-

18–216+

21–246-

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
14 Aug 1960	4+	14	–
15 Aug 1960	3+	8	–
16 Aug 1960	7o	52	G3
17 Aug 1960	8-	106	G4
18 Aug 1960	5-	16	G1
19 Aug 1960	5+	21	G1
20 Aug 1960	6o	26	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 8-, Ap 106: No. 143 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.