AuroraMeteo

G1Peak 27 January 1992 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 27 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 26 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 0.00 Sun 26 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Sun 26 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Sun 26 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Sun 26 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sun 26 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 26 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sun 26 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Mon 27 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Mon 27 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Mon 27 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Mon 27 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Mon 27 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Mon 27 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Mon 27 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 27 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 28 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 28 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 26 JanMon 27 JanTue 28 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

1,358 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,750 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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