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G2Peak 16 May 1995 at 12:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 16 May 1995 (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 24 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Mon 15 May 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Mon 15 May 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 15 May 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Mon 15 May 18:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Mon 15 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Tue 16 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Tue 16 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 16 May 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Tue 16 May 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 16 May 12:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Tue 16 May 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 16 May 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 16 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Wed 17 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 17 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Wed 17 May 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 17 May 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 17 May 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Wed 17 May 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 17 May 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 17 May 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Thu 18 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Thu 18 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Thu 18 May 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 16 MayWed 17 MayThu 18 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

1,492 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 486 Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Saint Paul Cedar Rapids
Canada 375 Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa LaSalle
United Kingdom 169 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough
Sweden 133 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Trelleborg
Denmark 93 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Finland 74 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Raseborg
Norway 50 Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand Mandal
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Lithuania 25 Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys Kaunas
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
New Zealand 16 Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Rolleston Christchurch
Australia 7 Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie Burnie
Ireland 2 Letterkenny, Sligo Sligo
Germany 1 Westerland Westerland
Kazakhstan 1 Petropavl Petropavl
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

2,772 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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