AuroraMeteo

G4Peak 19 August 1991 at 06:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 19 August 1991 (Kp 7.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 7.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 51.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 46.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 21 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sat 17 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 17 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 18 Aug 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 18 Aug 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sun 18 Aug 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sun 18 Aug 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sun 18 Aug 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 18 Aug 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 18 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Sun 18 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 19 Aug 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 19 Aug 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 19 Aug 06:00 UTC · Kp 7.67 Mon 19 Aug 09:00 UTC · Kp 7.67 Mon 19 Aug 12:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Mon 19 Aug 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 19 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 19 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Tue 20 Aug 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Tue 20 Aug 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Tue 20 Aug 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 20 Aug 09:00 UTC · Kp 7.33 Tue 20 Aug 12:00 UTC · Kp 7.67 Sun 18 AugMon 19 AugTue 20 Aug
Kp 0–3 Kp 4 Kp 5–6 (G1–G2) Kp 7+ (G3+) Times in UTC; faded bars are forecasts.

Three-hourly Kp from GFZ, one day either side of the storm.

Where the aurora could be seen

2,661 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,667 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.

Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.

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