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G3Peak 13 July 2000 at 12:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 13 July 2000 (Kp 7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 52.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 48.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Wed 12 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Wed 12 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Wed 12 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Wed 12 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Wed 12 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Thu 13 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Thu 13 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Thu 13 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Thu 13 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Thu 13 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 7.00 Thu 13 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Thu 13 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 13 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 14 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 14 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 14 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Fri 14 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 14 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 14 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 7.33 Thu 13 JulFri 14 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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 127 Seattle, Tri-Cities, Spokane, Tacoma Pendleton
Canada 68 Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria, Burnaby Sooke
New Zealand 18 Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Rolleston Greymouth
Australia 15 Melbourne, Geelong, Hobart, Ballarat Ballarat
China 1 Mohe Mohe
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

503 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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