AuroraMeteo

G2Peak 4 February 2003 at 06:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 4 February 2003 (Kp 5.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Mon 3 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Mon 3 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Mon 3 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Mon 3 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 3 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 3 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 3 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 4 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 4 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 4 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Tue 4 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 4 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Tue 4 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Tue 4 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 4 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 5 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 5 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Wed 5 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Wed 5 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Tue 4 FebWed 5 Feb
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

1,604 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,678 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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