Geomagnetic Storms of 2019
11 geomagnetic storms of G1 or more began in 2019: 9 G1, 2 G2, 0 G3, 0 G4, 0 G5. The strongest began May 14, 2019 and reached Kp 6+, rank 1,046 of every storm since 1932.
By month
Every storm of 2019
Times are UT, when the first block at Kp 5 or more began.
| Began (UTC) | Level | Peak Kp | Hours | Highest daily Ap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 00:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| Jan 31, 21:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 14 |
| May 11, 00:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| May 14, 03:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 6 | 32 |
| Jun 8, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 6 | 20 |
| Jul 9, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Aug 5, 06:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 12 | 34 |
| Aug 31, 09:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 6 | 38 |
| Sep 1, 06:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 21 | 44 |
| Sep 27, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 6 | 22 |
| Oct 25, 06:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 25 |
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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.