AuroraMeteo

G1Peak 13 April 1994 at 15:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 13 April 1994 (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 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Tue 12 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 12 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 12 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 13 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 13 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 13 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 13 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 13 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 13 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Wed 13 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 13 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 14 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Thu 14 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 14 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 14 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 14 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 14 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 14 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 14 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 15 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 13 AprThu 14 AprFri 15 Apr
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

1,392 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,937 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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