12- hour plot of Boulder Magnetometer H- and D components

Period (UTC) 0300-0600 0600-0900 0900-1200 1200-1500
Value
K-index
H-trace
D-trace
K NT
3 27.0
2.6 15.9
3.4 27.4
K NT
1 5.1
1.0 5.1
0.8 4.2
K NT
1 7.0
0.8 4.1
1.4 7.1
K NT
1.1 5.3
1.1 5.3
0.9 4.4

12-hour Boulder-NOAA Magnetometer Monitor
with 3-hourly K-Indices

Boulder-NOAA magnetometer data lists are online for 30 days. Final Boulder K-indices are available at Geomagnetic and Solar indices, A/K Indices lists, and the Geophysical Alert Message (WWV)

SWPC Space Weather Alerts for geomagnetic phenomena are based primarily on real-time data from the Boulder-NOAA magnetometer, which is used as a proxy for mid-latitude locations, and as a general indicator of the trend in USAF Planetary K-indices that are not available in real-time.

The geographic location of the Boulder-NOAA geomagnetic observatory is N40.1 W105.2. Magnetometer values are the average of 60 1-second samples. The H component is directed along magnetic north, which is currently about 10 degrees east of geographic north. The D component is pointing 90 degrees clockwise relative to H. This is currently about 10 degrees south of geographic east. For more information see Boulder-NOAA Magnetometer description and The K-index.

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NOAA / Space Weather Prediction Center