Geomagnetic Storms of 2022
31 geomagnetic storms of G1 or more began in 2022: 22 G1, 7 G2, 2 G3, 0 G4, 0 G5. The strongest began August 17, 2022 and reached Kp 7-, rank 750 of every storm since 1932.
By month
Every storm of 2022
Times are UT, when the first block at Kp 5 or more began.
| Began (UTC) | Level | Peak Kp | Hours | Highest daily Ap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Jan 14, 21:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 3 | 15 |
| Jan 18, 00:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| Jan 19, 00:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 6 | 23 |
| Feb 3, 06:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 6 | 27 |
| Feb 4, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 6 | 32 |
| Feb 10, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| Mar 5, 21:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 27 |
| Mar 13, 12:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 15 | 40 |
| Apr 10, 03:00 | G3 Strong | 7- | 6 | 29 |
| Apr 14, 15:00 | G2 Moderate | 6 | 12 | 39 |
| Apr 27, 12:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| May 27, 12:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 18 | 22 |
| Jul 7, 12:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 15 | 19 |
| Jul 21, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 20 |
| Jul 23, 03:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 17 |
| Aug 7, 21:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 6 | 27 |
| Aug 17, 18:00 | G3 Strong | 7- | 6 | 32 |
| Aug 18, 12:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| Aug 19, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| Sep 3, 00:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| Sep 4, 00:00 | G2 Moderate | 6+ | 27 | 62 |
| Sep 5, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 37 |
| Sep 27, 00:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 23 |
| Oct 3, 18:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 3 | 24 |
| Oct 22, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 6 | 24 |
| Nov 3, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 27 |
| Nov 7, 15:00 | G1 Minor | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| Nov 28, 03:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 22 |
| Nov 30, 18:00 | G1 Minor | 5+ | 3 | 24 |
| Dec 26, 12:00 | G2 Moderate | 6- | 3 | 23 |
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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.