G2Peak 16 July 1994 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 16 July 1994 (Kp 6): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 54.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 6 hours.

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

1,042 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.
Country	Places	Examples	Furthest from the pole
United Kingdom	343	Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh	Manchester
United States	198	Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Fargo, Lowell	Beverly
Sweden	119	Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Linköping	Trelleborg
Canada	99	Winnipeg, Quebec City, Halifax, Regina	Eastern Passage
Denmark	94	Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg	Nykøbing Falster
Germany	55	Kiel, Lübeck, Rostock, Flensburg	Norderstedt
Latvia	39	Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava	Daugavpils
Ireland	37	Dublin, Galway, Tallaght, Drogheda	Dublin
Lithuania	25	Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys	Kaunas
Estonia	21	Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu	Võru
Norway	10	Kristiansand, Fredrikstad, Sandefjord, Arendal	Mandal
Poland	2	Świnoujście, Wolin	Wolin

Only in photos

2,837 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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