Geomagnetic Storms of 1982

86 storms

86 geomagnetic storms of G1 or more began in 1982: 39 G1, 29 G2, 13 G3, 3 G4, 2 G5. The strongest began July 12, 1982 and reached Kp 9, rank 11 of every storm since 1932.

By month

Every storm of 1982

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

Began (UTC)	Level	Peak Kp	Hours	Highest daily Ap
Jan 30, 00:00	G1 Minor	5+	6	27
Jan 31, 09:00	G2 Moderate	6-	6	34
Feb 1, 09:00	G3 Strong	7	33	60
Feb 3, 06:00	G1 Minor	5	3	35
Feb 4, 00:00	G2 Moderate	6	30	49
Feb 6, 06:00	G1 Minor	5+	24	39
Feb 10, 09:00	G2 Moderate	6+	108	54
Feb 17, 09:00	G1 Minor	5	3	30
Feb 18, 06:00	G1 Minor	5	3	34
Feb 18, 21:00	G2 Moderate	6-	12	36
Feb 21, 09:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	21
Feb 22, 12:00	G3 Strong	7-	15	51
Feb 24, 00:00	G1 Minor	5	3	24
Feb 25, 03:00	G2 Moderate	6+	9	42
Feb 26, 03:00	G2 Moderate	6-	21	43
Mar 1, 12:00	G4 Severe	8	30	107
Mar 22, 00:00	G2 Moderate	6+	9	38
Apr 1, 21:00	G2 Moderate	6	54	48
Apr 10, 12:00	G3 Strong	7	24	61
Apr 17, 06:00	G1 Minor	5	3	19
Apr 21, 12:00	G1 Minor	5+	18	32
Apr 24, 18:00	G3 Strong	7-	21	52
Apr 27, 15:00	G1 Minor	5+	6	24
Apr 29, 18:00	G1 Minor	5+	9	31
May 2, 18:00	G2 Moderate	6-	24	45
May 4, 09:00	G1 Minor	5	3	19
May 18, 09:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	20
May 26, 15:00	G2 Moderate	6+	78	56
May 30, 21:00	G2 Moderate	6-	3	35
Jun 2, 00:00	G1 Minor	5	3	18
Jun 9, 00:00	G1 Minor	5	3	16
Jun 10, 03:00	G2 Moderate	6+	15	51
Jun 11, 21:00	G3 Strong	7-	51	63
Jun 15, 15:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	26
Jun 19, 21:00	G1 Minor	5	3	24
Jun 22, 21:00	G1 Minor	5	3	20
Jun 24, 21:00	G2 Moderate	6	3	21
Jun 27, 00:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	32
Jun 27, 18:00	G1 Minor	5+	6	32
Jun 30, 03:00	G3 Strong	7-	6	39
Jun 30, 21:00	G1 Minor	5	3	39
Jul 11, 09:00	G2 Moderate	6+	9	36
Jul 12, 09:00	G5 Extreme	9	75	153
Jul 16, 09:00	G3 Strong	7	18	50
Jul 18, 12:00	G1 Minor	5	3	24
Jul 19, 12:00	G2 Moderate	6-	21	28
Jul 24, 03:00	G3 Strong	7-	27	50
Jul 27, 03:00	G1 Minor	5+	6	27
Jul 30, 15:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	23
Jul 31, 06:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	24
Aug 2, 09:00	G2 Moderate	6+	15	55
Aug 6, 18:00	G4 Severe	8-	24	107
Aug 9, 18:00	G1 Minor	5	3	23
Aug 11, 15:00	G1 Minor	5+	6	28
Aug 12, 12:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	22
Aug 22, 18:00	G1 Minor	5	3	24
Aug 26, 12:00	G1 Minor	5	3	20
Aug 29, 06:00	G2 Moderate	6-	9	38
Aug 30, 06:00	G1 Minor	5	3	28
Sep 4, 12:00	G1 Minor	5	21	39
Sep 5, 21:00	G5 Extreme	9-	48	199
Sep 9, 00:00	G3 Strong	7-	21	50
Sep 18, 18:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	30
Sep 21, 00:00	G4 Severe	8+	54	135
Sep 26, 09:00	G3 Strong	7+	18	84
Sep 27, 15:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	42
Oct 1, 21:00	G2 Moderate	6	6	28
Oct 7, 00:00	G2 Moderate	6-	9	35
Oct 13, 15:00	G2 Moderate	6	15	34
Oct 26, 00:00	G1 Minor	5+	12	31
Oct 29, 03:00	G1 Minor	5+	6	35
Oct 31, 18:00	G2 Moderate	6+	9	36
Nov 1, 15:00	G1 Minor	5	6	36
Nov 2, 15:00	G2 Moderate	6-	9	32
Nov 22, 00:00	G2 Moderate	6+	6	31
Nov 23, 15:00	G3 Strong	7+	48	83
Nov 28, 00:00	G2 Moderate	6	3	28
Nov 29, 15:00	G2 Moderate	6	6	32
Dec 7, 18:00	G2 Moderate	6+	3	29
Dec 9, 12:00	G1 Minor	5+	3	18
Dec 10, 06:00	G2 Moderate	6+	12	46
Dec 17, 03:00	G3 Strong	7+	36	62
Dec 19, 06:00	G2 Moderate	6-	6	34
Dec 20, 09:00	G2 Moderate	6	12	46
Dec 21, 15:00	G3 Strong	7-	15	42
Dec 23, 09:00	G1 Minor	5	3	26

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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.