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Geomagnetic storm on 2 May 1998 (G3)

Max Kp7-G3

Ap63No. 8 in 1998

Consecutive G1+ days4

Ap rank536since 1932

Kp by 3-hour slot (UTC)

00–033+

03–065o

06–095-

09–126o

12–157-

15–186o

18–215o

21–246o

The days around it

Date	Max Kp	Ap	Level
29 Apr 1998	2-	4	–
30 Apr 1998	4o	12	–
1 May 1998	4+	9	–
2 May 1998	7-	63	G3
3 May 1998	6o	62	G2
4 May 1998	9-	101	G5
5 May 1998	7-	42	G3

Highest-Ap days of 1998

27 Aug 1998144

25 Sep 1998117

4 May 1998101

9 Nov 199875

8 Nov 199866

6 Aug 199864

13 Nov 199864

2 May 199863

3 May 199862

19 Oct 199862

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 63: No. 536 of 34,615 days since 1932 by Ap.