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Geomagnetic storm on 3 Sep 1960 (G3)

Max Kp7-G3

Ap35No. 60 in 1960

Consecutive G1+ days7

Ap rank2,144since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–035o

03–065+

06–097-

09–123o

12–153+

15–183-

18–213-

21–242o

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
31 Aug 1960	4+	16	–
1 Sep 1960	1o	3	–
2 Sep 1960	6-	20	G2
3 Sep 1960	7-	35	G3
4 Sep 1960	8o	95	G4
5 Sep 1960	8-	118	G4
6 Sep 1960	5+	28	G1

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 35: No. 2,144 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.