That was unexpected! Incoming sunspot region 3341 produced an X1.1 solar flare (R3-strong) that peaked yesterday at 17:09 UTC. It has almost been 3 months since the last time we had an X-class solar flare and we have to admit getting an X-flare was unexpected!
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Last X-flare | 2025/01/04 | X1.85 |
Last M-flare | 2025/02/23 | M4.9 |
Last geomagnetic storm | 2025/02/19 | Kp5 (G1) |
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Last spotless day | 2022/06/08 |
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January 2025 | 137 -17.5 |
February 2025 | 154.3 +17.3 |
Last 30 days | 150.6 -11.5 |