AuroraMeteo

G2Peak 19 November 1991 at 15:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 19 November 1991 (Kp 6.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 53.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 49.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 27 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sun 17 Nov 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 18 Nov 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 18 Nov 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 18 Nov 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 18 Nov 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 18 Nov 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 18 Nov 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 18 Nov 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 18 Nov 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 19 Nov 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Tue 19 Nov 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 19 Nov 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 19 Nov 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 19 Nov 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 19 Nov 15:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Tue 19 Nov 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 19 Nov 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 20 Nov 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Wed 20 Nov 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Wed 20 Nov 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 20 Nov 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Wed 20 Nov 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Wed 20 Nov 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 20 Nov 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 20 Nov 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 18 NovTue 19 NovWed 20 Nov
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

1,888 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,863 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.

← 15 November 1991 · 21 November 1991 →