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G1Peak 24 July 1998 at 09:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 24 July 1998 (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 Thu 23 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Thu 23 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 23 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 23 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 23 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 24 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 24 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 24 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Fri 24 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 24 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 24 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 24 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 24 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 25 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sat 25 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 25 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 25 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sat 25 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Sat 25 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 24 JulSat 25 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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 118 Seattle, Anchorage, Spokane, Tacoma Yakima
Canada 80 Calgary, Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria Sooke
New Zealand 7 Dunedin, Invercargill, Mosgiel, Gore Oamaru
Australia 5 Hobart, Launceston, Bruny Island (Alonnah), Southport / Cockle Creek Launceston
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

115 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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