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Geomagnetic storm on 29 Mar 1979 (G3)

Max Kp7-G3

Ap68No. 4 in 1979

Consecutive G1+ days9

Ap rank448since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–036o

03–065o

06–096+

09–125+

12–155-

15–186o

18–217-

21–245-

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
26 Mar 1979	5-	26	G1
27 Mar 1979	4o	18	–
28 Mar 1979	6-	39	G2
29 Mar 1979	7-	68	G3
30 Mar 1979	5o	16	G1
31 Mar 1979	5+	19	G1
1 Apr 1979	6+	33	G2

Highest-Ap days of 1979

25 Apr 1979126

29 Aug 197977

13 Aug 197976

29 Mar 197968

18 Sep 197964

21 Feb 197959

10 Mar 197954

3 Apr 197954

5 Apr 197952

4 Apr 197947

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 68: No. 448 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.