G2Peak 26 June 2000 at 18:00 UTC
Northern Lights on 26 June 2000 (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.
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
248 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.
| Country | Places | Examples | Furthest from the pole |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 109 | Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Bellevue | Yakima |
| Canada | 63 | Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria, Burnaby | Sooke |
| Latvia | 27 | Riga, Jelgava, Jūrmala, Ventspils | Jelgava |
| Sweden | 18 | Växjö, Halmstad, Kalmar, Varberg | Halmstad |
| New Zealand | 9 | Dunedin, Invercargill, Mosgiel, Wānaka | Wānaka |
| Australia | 7 | Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie | Burnie |
| Denmark | 6 | Aalborg, Nørresundby, Skive, Thisted | Skive |
| United Kingdom | 4 | Dundee, Perth, St Andrews, Fort William | St Andrews |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | Kostanay, Petropavl, Kokshetau | Kostanay |
| Estonia | 2 | Võru, Valga | Võru |
Only in photos
1,259 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.
- GermanyMünchen, Augsburg, Kiel
- PolandGdańsk, Gdynia, Olsztyn
- ChinaÜrümqi, Daqing, Qiqihar
- HungaryDebrecen, Miskolc, Győr
- IrelandDublin, Galway, Tallaght
- LithuaniaVilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality
- FranceRennes, Brest, Le Mans
- AustriaVienna, Linz, Salzburg
- SlovakiaBratislava, Petržalka, Nitra
- UkraineKyiv, Odesa
- South AfricaCape Town, Gqeberha
- ChilePuerto Williams
- SerbiaBelgrade
Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.