The monthly mean values of the geomagnetic field components at Kakioka are D: -729, H: 29974nT, Z: 35768nT and F: 46667nT for May 2016.
Monthly average of the K-index daily sum is 15.1. indicates a moderate level of geomagnetic activity during the month.
Notable geomagnetic events include 1 magnetic storms, 0 si, 11 bay, 0 sfe, 9 pi and 0 pc.
The international 5 quietest days are the 4,12,23,25,26th.
The international 5 most disturbed days are the 1,2,8,9,21th.
Plot of the geomagnetic hourly value for May 2016
Plot of the K-index daily total sum for 2016
Details of the geomagnetic storms in May 2016
| Date | K-index daily sum |
Geomagnetic activity |
Geomagnetic phenomena |
International 5 quietest days |
International 5 quietest days |
geomagnetic 1-minute value plot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | moderately disturbed | pi | plot | ||
| 2 | 24 | disturbed | bay | plot | ||
| 3 | 15 | moderately calm | pi | plot | ||
| 4 | 07 | calm | pi | plot | ||
| 5 | 13 | moderately calm | bay | plot | ||
| 6 | 20 | moderately disturbed | bay pi | plot | ||
| 7 | 17 | moderately disturbed | plot | |||
| 8 | 35 | disturbed | storm | plot | ||
| 9 | 26 | disturbed | plot | |||
| 10 | 18 | moderately disturbed | plot | |||
| 11 | 08 | calm | plot | |||
| 12 | 04 | calm | plot | |||
| 13 | 11 | moderately calm | plot | |||
| 14 | 18 | moderately disturbed | bay pi | plot | ||
| 15 | 16 | moderately calm | bay | plot | ||
| 16 | 18 | moderately disturbed | plot | |||
| 17 | 20 | moderately disturbed | bay pi | plot | ||
| 18 | 13 | moderately calm | plot | |||
| 19 | 16 | moderately calm | bay | plot | ||
| 20 | 10 | calm | plot | |||
| 21 | 20 | moderately disturbed | bay | plot | ||
| 22 | 12 | moderately calm | plot | |||
| 23 | 07 | calm | plot | |||
| 24 | 07 | calm | plot | |||
| 25 | 04 | calm | plot | |||
| 26 | 05 | calm | plot | |||
| 27 | 18 | moderately disturbed | plot | |||
| 28 | 21 | moderately disturbed | bay | plot | ||
| 29 | 12 | moderately calm | plot | |||
| 30 | 16 | moderately calm | bay pi | plot | ||
| 31 | 18 | moderately disturbed | pi | plot |
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