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Geomagnetic storm on 13 Nov 1960 (G5)

Max Kp9oG5

Ap280No. 1 in 1960

Consecutive G1+ days6

Ap rank1since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–039-

03–069-

06–099o

09–129o

12–159-

15–188+

18–218o

21–246+

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
10 Nov 1960	3o	6	–
11 Nov 1960	5-	18	G1
12 Nov 1960	8o	67	G4
13 Nov 1960	9o	280	G5
14 Nov 1960	7+	49	G3
15 Nov 1960	8-	69	G4
16 Nov 1960	8+	94	G4

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 9o, Ap 280: No. 1 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.