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G3Peak 1 May 1994 at 18:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 1 May 1994 (Kp 7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 52.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 48.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 15 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sat 30 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Sat 30 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Sat 30 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Sun 1 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Sun 1 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sun 1 May 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 1 May 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 1 May 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 1 May 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Sun 1 May 18:00 UTC · Kp 7.00 Sun 1 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 7.00 Mon 2 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Mon 2 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Mon 2 May 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 2 May 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Mon 2 May 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 2 May 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 2 May 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Mon 2 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Tue 3 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 3 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Sun 1 MayMon 2 MayTue 3 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

2,955 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,675 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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