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G1Peak 24 October 1994 at 03:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 24 October 1994 at 03:00 UTC (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 Sun 23 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Sun 23 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Sun 23 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sun 23 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Sun 23 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 23 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 23 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 24 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 24 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Mon 24 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 24 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 24 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 24 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Mon 24 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 24 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 25 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Tue 25 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 25 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 24 OctTue 25 Oct
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

1,166 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 368 Seattle, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Saint Paul Yakima
Canada 359 Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa Hamilton
Sweden 145 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Oxie
United Kingdom 103 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee Ashington
Denmark 75 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Frederiksberg Esbjerg
Norway 74 Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger Mandal
Iceland 18 Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær Vík í Mýrdal
Finland 12 Pori urban area, Vaasan keskustaajama, Rauma, Jakobstad Uusikaupunki
Greenland 6 Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq Qaqortoq
Faroe Islands 4 Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Fuglafjørður, Miðvágur Tórshavn
Ireland 1 Letterkenny Letterkenny
Svalbard & Jan Mayen 1 Longyearbyen Longyearbyen
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

2,257 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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