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G1Peak 18 May 1992 at 21:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 18 May 1992 (Kp 5.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 51.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 3 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sun 17 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Mon 18 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Mon 18 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Mon 18 May 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Mon 18 May 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Mon 18 May 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 18 May 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Mon 18 May 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 18 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 19 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Tue 19 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Tue 19 May 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Tue 19 May 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Tue 19 May 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 19 May 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 19 May 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 19 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 18 MayTue 19 May
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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United Kingdom 168 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough
Sweden 132 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Trelleborg
Canada 130 Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Laval Le Sud-Ouest
Denmark 93 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Finland 69 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Raseborg
Norway 49 Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand Mandal
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Lithuania 25 Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys Kaunas
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Ireland 2 Letterkenny, Sligo Sligo
Germany 1 Westerland Westerland
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

1,519 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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