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NOAA
Scale
Description
Effect
Physical
Measure
Average Frequency
(1 cycle = 11 years)
G 5
Extreme

Aurora has been seen as low as Florida and southern Texas (typically 40° geomagnetic lat.).

Kp = 9
4 per cycle
(4 days per cycle)
G 4
Severe

Aurora has been seen as low as Alabama and northern California (typically 45° geomagnetic lat.).

Kp = 8, including a 9-
100 per cycle
(60 days per cycle)
G 3
Strong

Aurora has been seen as low as Illinois and Oregon (typically 50° geomagnetic lat.).

Kp = 7
200 per cycle
(130 days per cycle)
G 2
Moderate

Aurora has been seen as low as New York and Idaho (typically 55° geomagnetic lat.).

Kp = 6
600 per cycle
(360 days per cycle)
G 1
Minor

Aurora is commonly visible at high latitudes (northern Michigan and Maine).

Kp = 5
1700 per cycle
(900 days per cycle)

North America
Europe and Asia
Southern Hemisphere
City
Magnetic
Latitude
City
Magnetic
Latitude
City
Magnetic
Latitude
Atlanta
44.5
Athens
31.3
Adelaide
45.9
Boston
51.7
Berlin
48.3
Buenos Aires
23.3
Chicago
52.2
Copenhagen
51.9
Capetown
41.5
Dallas
42.7
Edinburgh
53.0
Christchurch
49.9
Denver
48.3
London
47.5
Comodoro Rivadavia
32.1
Great Falls, MT
54.9
Madrid
33.3
Concepcion
23.2
Havana
34.1
Moscow
51.8
Dunedin
53.0
Los Anagles
39.8
Paris
44.2
Durban
38.8
Mexico City
29.1
Perm
53.8
East London
41.1
Minneapolis
55.1
Prague
45.5
Hobart
53.6
New York
50.6
Rome
35.5
Melbourne
48.4
Quebec City
56.2
St. Petersburg
56.1
Perth
43.9
San Francisco
42.5
Warsaw
46.7
Punta Arenas
38.6
Seattle
52.7
Beijing
34.1
Sydney
43.5
St. Louis
49.2
Irkutsk
47.0
Toronto
53.9
Seoul
31.0
Washington, DC
49.1
Tokyo
29.0
Winnipeg
59.5
Vladivostok
36.5


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