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G2Peak 16 July 1995 at 15:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 16 July 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 12 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sat 15 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sat 15 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Sat 15 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sat 15 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sun 16 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Sun 16 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Sun 16 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sun 16 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sun 16 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Sun 16 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Sun 16 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 16 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Mon 17 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 17 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 17 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 17 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Mon 17 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 17 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 17 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Mon 17 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 18 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 16 JulMon 17 JulTue 18 Jul
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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United Kingdom 167 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough
Sweden 120 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Trelleborg
United States 94 Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Fargo, Duluth Saint Paul
Denmark 93 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Canada 64 Winnipeg, Quebec City, Regina, Greater Sudbury Miramichi
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
Norway 15 Kristiansand, Fredrikstad, Sandefjord, Sarpsborg Mandal
Australia 7 Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie Burnie
Finland 2 Raseborg, Ekenäs Raseborg
Ireland 2 Letterkenny, Sligo Sligo
Germany 1 Westerland Westerland
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

2,261 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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