Geomagnetic Storms of 1980
28 geomagnetic storms of G1 or more began in 1980: 15 G1, 9 G2, 3 G3, 1 G4, 0 G5. The strongest began December 19, 1980 and reached Kp 8-, rank 257 of every storm since 1932.
By month
Every storm of 1980
Times are UT, when the first block at Kp 5 or more began.
| Began (UTC) | Level | Peak Kp | Hours | Highest daily Ap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| Jan 27, 21:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| Jan 28, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 12 | 27 |
| Feb 6, 12:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 9 | 33 |
| Feb 15, 18:00 | G3 Strong | 7 | 15 | 40 |
| Mar 26, 03:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 3 | 30 |
| Apr 6, 12:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 9 | 28 |
| Apr 10, 03:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| Apr 11, 18:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 9 | 30 |
| Apr 12, 21:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 28 |
| May 11, 18:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 12 | 38 |
| May 13, 21:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| May 25, 06:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 9 | 34 |
| Jun 8, 00:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 23 |
| Jun 10, 15:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 33 | 59 |
| Jun 12, 21:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 32 |
| Jul 18, 18:00 | G3 Strong | 7- | 9 | 30 |
| Jul 25, 15:00 | G3 Strong | 7 | 12 | 46 |
| Aug 16, 12:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 6 | 26 |
| Aug 18, 09:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| Aug 19, 12:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 6 | 28 |
| Aug 27, 09:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| Oct 4, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| Oct 10, 21:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 18 | 40 |
| Oct 22, 21:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 18 | 44 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 6 | 30 |
| Dec 1, 00:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| Dec 19, 03:00 | G4 Severe | 8- | 18 | 79 |
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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.