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Kp index — March 1989

How often does it storm? The Kp archive since 1932

GFZ definitive record · 3-hour UTC intervals · 1932 → 2026-09-10
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Max Kp
9.0
13 Mar · G5
Storm nights
22
G1×7G2×8G3×5G5×2
Time at storm level
33.9%
intervals at Kp ≥ 5−
Avg Kp
4.0
all intervals
Tap a day — its eight intervals open here.
Highlights
  • G5 storm · Mar 12–19 · peak Kp 9.0
  • Strongest activity since February 1986
1989 · the year at a glance — storm nights by month · year peak Kp 9.0

All-time record: Kp 9.0 — reached on 27 days, most recently 2024-05-11.

The hall of storms — the ten greatest since 1932
  1. 01Kp 9.0
    29–30 Oct 2003 · peak 06:00 UTC · 9.0 ×3
    Europe & North America — aurora to the Mediterranean and Florida; Malmö lost power
    this storm’s page
  2. 02Kp 9.0
    10–11 May 2024 · peak 00:00 UTC · 9.0 ×2
    worldwide — aurora photographed on every continent, the strongest storm in two decades
    this storm’s page
  3. 03Kp 9.0
    peak 06:00 UTC · 9.0 ×2
    this storm’s page
  4. 04Kp 9.0
    13–14 Mar 1989 · peak 21:00 UTC · 9.0 ×2
    North America — Hydro-Québec's grid collapsed in 90 seconds, six million in the dark; aurora to Florida and Cuba
    this storm’s page
  5. 05Kp 9.0
    24–25 Mar 1940 · peak 15:00 UTC · 9.0 ×2
    North America — telegraph and power disturbances across the US
    this storm’s page
  6. 06Kp 9.0
    25–26 May 1967 · peak 21:00 UTC · 9.0 ×2
    North America — jammed US early-warning radars, briefly read as an attack
    this storm’s page
  7. 07Kp 9.0
    peak 21:00 UTC · 9.0 ×2
    Europe — Swedish railway signalling disrupted
    this storm’s page
  8. 08Kp 9.0
    peak 03:00 UTC
    North America & Europe — aurora over wartime blackouts
    this storm’s page
  9. 09Kp 9.0
    peak 15:00 UTC
    this storm’s page
  10. 10Kp 9.0
    peak 06:00 UTC
    this storm’s page

Ranked from the data: peak Kp, then intervals spent at 9.0. Nicknames and reach notes only where documented.

Kp data: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences · CC BY 4.0 ↗
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