Top 25 sunspot regions

On this page you will find an overview of the largest sunspot regions since June 1996. This page is updated daily. Sunspot information comes from the NOAA SWPC.

Solar Cycle
SC25 SC24 SC23
year
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		Region	Size	Number of sunspots	Class Spot
1	2014/10/27	2192	2750	60	FKC
2	2003/10/30	0486	2610	108	FKC
3	2001/03/30	9393	2440	51	FKI
4	2024/05/10	3664	2400	58	FKC
5	2000/09/20	9169	2140	28	FKC
6	2004/07/22	0652	2010	67	FKC
7	2002/08/20	0069	1990	60	EKC
8	2003/10/23	0484	1750	56	EKC
9	2003/10/31	0488	1750	34	FKC
10	2005/01/17	0720	1630	37	EKC
11	2014/02/05	1967	1580	73	FKC
12	2014/01/09	1944	1560	118	FKC
13	2011/11/05	1339	1540	33	FKC
14	2002/09/11	0105	1520	40	FKI
15	2012/07/13	1520	1460	53	FKC
16	1998/09/04	8323	1460	33	FKC
17	2024/02/25	3590	1450	29	FKC
18	2005/09/10	0808	1430	38	FKC
19	2001/11/11	9690	1420	74	FKC
20	1999/08/03	8651	1370	43	FKI
21	2004/08/14	0656	1360	99	FKC
22	2002/07/17	0030	1350	71	FKC
23	2011/09/25	1302	1300	12	FKC
24	2024/08/09	3780	1280	128	FKC
25	1999/11/19	8765	1280	35	EKC

Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Whitehorse, YT, Yellowknife, NT
Anchorage, AK, Fairbanks, AK, Juneau, AK, Utqiagvik, AK

The density of the solar wind is moderate (29.84 p/cm³)

The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (19.73nT), the direction is slightly South (-8.68nT).

The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:

C6.55

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