Geomagnetic Storms of 1952

81 storms

81 geomagnetic storms of G1 or more began in 1952: 34 G1, 31 G2, 11 G3, 5 G4, 0 G5. The strongest began April 21, 1952 and reached Kp 8+, rank 115 of every storm since 1932.

By month

Every storm of 1952

Times are UT, when the first block at Kp 5 or more began.

Began (UTC)	Level	Peak Kp	Hours	Highest daily Ap
Jan 5, 03:00	G2 Moderate	6	12	44
Jan 10, 03:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	31
Jan 12, 03:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	37
Jan 12, 21:00	G2 Moderate	6-	51	41
Jan 15, 12:00	G2 Moderate	6	6	34
Jan 27, 12:00	G2 Moderate	6-	18	32
Jan 29, 15:00	G2 Moderate	6+	9	35
Feb 1, 09:00	G2 Moderate	6-	12	34
Feb 6, 15:00	G2 Moderate	6+	21	45
Feb 8, 00:00	G2 Moderate	6	18	43
Feb 10, 18:00	G3 Strong	7-	9	38
Feb 11, 21:00	G1 Minor	5+	9	38
Feb 12, 21:00	G1 Minor	5	3	37
Feb 13, 21:00	G1 Minor	5	3	30
Feb 16, 03:00	G2 Moderate	6+	21	54
Feb 19, 00:00	G1 Minor	5	3	36
Feb 19, 18:00	G1 Minor	5	6	36
Feb 24, 00:00	G3 Strong	7	21	72
Feb 26, 21:00	G2 Moderate	6+	12	42
Feb 27, 21:00	G2 Moderate	6-	15	42
Mar 3, 12:00	G4 Severe	8	156	94
Mar 10, 15:00	G2 Moderate	6-	12	41
Mar 11, 18:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	33
Mar 21, 12:00	G2 Moderate	6-	18	38
Mar 22, 21:00	G3 Strong	7	45	48
Mar 30, 15:00	G4 Severe	8-	186	82
Apr 8, 00:00	G1 Minor	5	3	34
Apr 9, 00:00	G1 Minor	5	3	33
Apr 9, 21:00	G3 Strong	7-	9	33
Apr 13, 03:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	18
Apr 17, 03:00	G1 Minor	5	3	15
Apr 18, 21:00	G1 Minor	5	3	15
Apr 21, 12:00	G4 Severe	8+	24	94
Apr 28, 03:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	30
Apr 29, 03:00	G3 Strong	7+	99	87
May 3, 18:00	G3 Strong	7	12	56
May 4, 18:00	G1 Minor	5+	9	47
May 6, 06:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	26
May 7, 06:00	G3 Strong	7	21	75
May 18, 00:00	G2 Moderate	6	36	37
May 26, 09:00	G4 Severe	8	39	72
May 28, 15:00	G2 Moderate	6-	27	38
Jun 9, 12:00	G2 Moderate	6-	6	32
Jun 14, 18:00	G1 Minor	5+	6	32
Jun 22, 12:00	G1 Minor	5	3	25
Jun 23, 12:00	G2 Moderate	6-	27	37
Jun 29, 21:00	G4 Severe	8	15	78
Jul 1, 21:00	G2 Moderate	6	3	18
Jul 5, 03:00	G2 Moderate	6+	30	54
Jul 9, 09:00	G1 Minor	5	3	23
Jul 20, 09:00	G2 Moderate	6	33	48
Aug 3, 12:00	G2 Moderate	6-	6	30
Aug 12, 00:00	G1 Minor	5	3	20
Aug 17, 09:00	G1 Minor	5+	18	31
Aug 18, 21:00	G1 Minor	5	3	31
Aug 30, 03:00	G2 Moderate	6-	3	25
Sep 1, 00:00	G2 Moderate	6	39	51
Sep 7, 18:00	G2 Moderate	6+	54	59
Sep 14, 03:00	G1 Minor	5	3	26
Sep 21, 00:00	G2 Moderate	6-	3	16
Sep 25, 21:00	G2 Moderate	6-	9	24
Sep 27, 03:00	G1 Minor	5	3	23
Sep 28, 18:00	G3 Strong	7+	42	71
Oct 3, 18:00	G3 Strong	7-	51	69
Oct 8, 21:00	G1 Minor	5	3	21
Oct 10, 18:00	G1 Minor	5	3	16
Oct 21, 12:00	G1 Minor	5+	6	25
Oct 26, 00:00	G2 Moderate	6	15	41
Oct 30, 00:00	G2 Moderate	6	42	50
Nov 1, 21:00	G1 Minor	5	3	26
Nov 21, 06:00	G2 Moderate	6+	3	30
Nov 26, 18:00	G2 Moderate	6	21	40
Dec 2, 12:00	G1 Minor	5+	18	31
Dec 4, 00:00	G3 Strong	7-	3	38
Dec 13, 03:00	G2 Moderate	6	12	36
Dec 24, 12:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	25
Dec 25, 03:00	G1 Minor	5	3	21
Dec 27, 21:00	G3 Strong	7-	3	23
Dec 29, 00:00	G1 Minor	5	3	32
Dec 29, 15:00	G1 Minor	5	3	32
Dec 30, 15:00	G1 Minor	5	3	31

1951 1953 The strongest on record Tonight’s aurora forecast

Sources

Kp and ap from GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Geomagnetic Observatory Niemegk, licensed CC BY 4.0: Matzka, J., Stolle, C., Yamazaki, Y., Bronkalla, O. and Morschhauser, A., 2021, The geomagnetic Kp index and derived indices of geomagnetic activity, Space Weather, doi:10.1029/2020SW002641; data doi:10.5880/Kp.0001. Storms, levels and aurora reach worked out by WeatherOverTime from those values and NOAA’s space weather scales. Definitive through August 31, 2026; later values are preliminary. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.