AuroraMeteo

G2Peak 13 February 1995 at 12:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 13 February 1995 (Kp 5.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 21 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sat 11 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 11 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 11 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sun 12 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 12 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 12 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 12 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sun 12 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 12 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 12 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Sun 12 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 13 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Mon 13 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 13 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 13 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 13 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Mon 13 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 13 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 13 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Tue 14 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 14 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 14 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Tue 14 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 14 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 14 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 12 FebMon 13 FebTue 14 Feb
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

1,710 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,817 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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