AuroraMeteo

G1Peak 18 January 1994 at 12:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 18 January 1994 (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 Mon 17 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 17 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 17 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 17 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 18 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 18 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 18 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Tue 18 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 18 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 18 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 18 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 18 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 19 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 19 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 19 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 19 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Wed 19 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 19 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Tue 18 JanWed 19 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

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

Only in photos

442 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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