Geomagnetic Storms of 2006
25 geomagnetic storms of G1 or more began in 2006: 15 G1, 8 G2, 1 G3, 1 G4, 0 G5. The strongest began December 14, 2006 and reached Kp 8+, rank 105 of every storm since 1932.
By month
Every storm of 2006
Times are UT, when the first block at Kp 5 or more began.
| Began (UTC) | Level | Peak Kp | Hours | Highest daily Ap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 9 | 30 |
| Mar 18, 15:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 15 | 38 |
| Apr 5, 12:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 29 |
| Apr 9, 03:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 6 | 46 |
| Apr 9, 21:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 3 | 46 |
| Apr 14, 03:00 | G3 Strong | 7 | 15 | 65 |
| Apr 15, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 31 |
| May 6, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| May 7, 06:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| Jun 6, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 23 |
| Jul 5, 06:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| Jul 28, 00:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| Aug 7, 06:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 6 | 32 |
| Aug 19, 12:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 18 | 38 |
| Aug 22, 06:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| Sep 4, 03:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 3 | 20 |
| Sep 23, 21:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 9 | 24 |
| Oct 1, 03:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| Oct 13, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 6 | 29 |
| Nov 10, 00:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 12 | 36 |
| Nov 30, 06:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 9 | 28 |
| Dec 7, 00:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| Dec 8, 03:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| Dec 12, 03:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 27 |
| Dec 14, 12:00 | G4 Severe | 8+ | 27 | 94 |
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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.