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Geomagnetic storm on 5 Sep 1960 (G4)

Max Kp8-G4

Ap118No. 8 in 1960

Consecutive G1+ days7

Ap rank107since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–037+

03–068-

06–098-

09–128-

12–155o

15–186-

18–216o

21–245+

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
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
7 Sep 1960	6-	27	G2
8 Sep 1960	5-	19	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 8-, Ap 118: No. 107 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.