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Geomagnetic storm on 29 Aug 1979 (G4)

Max Kp8-G4

Ap77No. 2 in 1979

Consecutive G1+ days2

Ap rank337since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–033o

03–065-

06–095+

09–125+

12–156o

15–188-

18–217-

21–246o

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
26 Aug 1979	4-	15	–
27 Aug 1979	3+	12	–
28 Aug 1979	3o	10	–
29 Aug 1979	8-	77	G4
30 Aug 1979	5-	15	G1
31 Aug 1979	4o	12	–
1 Sep 1979	4o	10	–

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 8-, Ap 77: No. 337 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.