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Geomagnetic storm on 6 Oct 1960 (G5)

Max Kp9-G5

Ap203No. 3 in 1960

Consecutive G1+ days11

Ap rank11since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–036o

03–068o

06–097+

09–128o

12–158o

15–188+

18–218+

21–249-

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
3 Oct 1960	5o	15	G1
4 Oct 1960	7-	36	G3
5 Oct 1960	6+	34	G2
6 Oct 1960	9-	203	G5
7 Oct 1960	9o	186	G5
8 Oct 1960	5+	33	G1
9 Oct 1960	6-	38	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 9-, Ap 203: No. 11 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.