Aurora towns in Komi

The widest gap in the dipole ranking falls between Pechora and Ukhta, 1.2 degrees. 3 neighbouring pairs sit within 0.5 degrees of each other, close enough that the order between them means little.

Of the 9 indexed towns in Komi, 2 sit at 60 degrees geomagnetic or more, in or poleward of SWPC's 60 to 75 degree band, where no storm is needed; 7 sit between 55 and 60 degrees, where G1 (Kp 5) or less usually brings aurora into view.

On December 15 the median town gets 17.3 hours of civil night, against 16.7 nationally. Vorgashor has the most at 18.2 hours and Ezhva the least at 16.4. 9 of these towns lose civil darkness altogether around the June solstice; Vorgashor goes longest, 97 nights.

NASA POWER's 2001 to 2020 climatology puts median cloud amount in the dark months at 76%, against 77% nationally. Vorkuta is clearest at 74% and Syktyvkar cloudiest at 77%. These are all-hours averages for 1 degree cells, not forecasts.

Multiplying civil night by the clear share of the sky, January comes out best for 5 of the 9 towns and February for 4. SWPC notes a tendency toward larger storms near the equinoxes, which this score does not include.