AuroraMeteo

G1Peak 13 January 1992 at 03:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 13 January 1992 (Kp 5): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 56.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 52.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 6 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sun 12 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sun 12 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 12 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 12 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 12 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 12 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 12 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Mon 13 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 13 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Mon 13 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 13 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Mon 13 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 13 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 13 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Mon 13 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 14 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 14 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Tue 14 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 14 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Mon 13 JanTue 14 Jan
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

1,365 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,763 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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