Geomagnetic Storms of 1995
53 geomagnetic storms of G1 or more began in 1995: 25 G1, 24 G2, 3 G3, 1 G4, 0 G5. The strongest began April 7, 1995 and reached Kp 8, rank 155 of every storm since 1932.
By month
Every storm of 1995
Times are UT, when the first block at Kp 5 or more began.
| Began (UTC) | Level | Peak Kp | Hours | Highest daily Ap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 00:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 31 |
| Jan 17, 18:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 15 | 37 |
| Jan 29, 21:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 9 | 39 |
| Jan 30, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 9 | 39 |
| Jan 31, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 29 |
| Feb 4, 00:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 23 |
| Feb 8, 03:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 6 | 27 |
| Feb 11, 06:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 28 |
| Feb 11, 21:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| Feb 12, 18:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 45 | 40 |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| Feb 28, 09:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 12 | 34 |
| Mar 1, 09:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 3 | 35 |
| Mar 4, 21:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 3 | 26 |
| Mar 9, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 9 | 19 |
| Mar 11, 21:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 9 | 43 |
| Mar 12, 21:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 43 |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 6 | 40 |
| Mar 26, 12:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 6 | 31 |
| Apr 2, 03:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 3 | 22 |
| Apr 7, 03:00 | G4 Severe | 8 | 39 | 100 |
| Apr 11, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| Apr 24, 03:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| Apr 27, 06:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 3 | 30 |
| May 2, 03:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 33 | 49 |
| May 4, 00:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 9 | 35 |
| May 5, 03:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 30 | 43 |
| May 16, 12:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 18 | 45 |
| May 23, 18:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 12 | 26 |
| May 30, 09:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 12 | 39 |
| May 31, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 30 |
| Jun 19, 12:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 3 | 29 |
| Jun 20, 03:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| Jun 30, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 9 | 26 |
| Jul 16, 12:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 12 | 31 |
| Jul 24, 06:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 26 |
| Aug 8, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| Aug 22, 21:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 16 |
| Sep 5, 12:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 15 | 34 |
| Sep 8, 03:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 9 | 39 |
| Sep 11, 00:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 3 | 27 |
| Sep 15, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| Sep 27, 15:00 | G3 Strong | 7 | 18 | 41 |
| Oct 4, 09:00 | G3 Strong | 7- | 15 | 57 |
| Oct 6, 09:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| Oct 8, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| Oct 18, 18:00 | G3 Strong | 7- | 12 | 32 |
| Oct 20, 03:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 15 | 34 |
| Oct 23, 03:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| Nov 27, 09:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 3 | 25 |
| Dec 16, 03:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 20 |
| Dec 22, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| Dec 24, 06:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 9 | 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 2026-09-25.