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G2Peak 19 July 2003 at 21:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 19 July 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 3 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Fri 18 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sat 19 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sat 19 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sat 19 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 19 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 19 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 19 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sat 19 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sat 19 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Sun 20 Jul 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 20 Jul 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 20 Jul 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 20 Jul 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sun 20 Jul 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 20 Jul 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sun 20 Jul 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 20 Jul 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 19 JulSun 20 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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United Kingdom 168 Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne Middlesbrough
Sweden 125 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Trelleborg
Denmark 93 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg Nakskov
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Finland 38 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Vantaa, Turku Raseborg
Norway 32 Stavanger, Kristiansand, Drammen, Sandnes Mandal
Lithuania 25 Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys Kaunas
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Canada 19 Quebec City, Lévis, Drummondville, Rimouski Miramichi
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

1,405 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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