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On this page you will find an overview of the strongest solar radiation storms since 1976 together with links to more information in our archive.

Solar Cycle
SC25 SC24 SC23

		S-scale	Peak intensity
1	1991/03/23	S4 - Severe	43000
2	1989/10/19	S4 - Severe	40000
3	2003/10/29	S4 - Severe	33700
4	2001/11/06	S4 - Severe	31700
5	2001/11/05	S4 - Severe	24300
6	2000/07/15	S4 - Severe	24000
7	2001/11/24	S4 - Severe	18900
8	2000/11/09	S4 - Severe	14800
9	2001/09/25	S4 - Severe	12900
10	1994/02/20	S4 - Severe	10000
11	1989/08/12	S3 - Strong	9200
12	2000/07/14	S3 - Strong	8380
13	2003/10/28	S3 - Strong	7730
14	1989/11/30	S3 - Strong	7300
15	2001/09/26	S3 - Strong	7100
16	2012/03/08	S3 - Strong	6529.8
17	2012/01/24	S3 - Strong	6314.1
18	2005/01/17	S3 - Strong	5040
19	2001/11/23	S3 - Strong	4800
20	1982/05/09	S3 - Strong	4600
21	1989/09/29	S3 - Strong	4500
22	2000/11/10	S3 - Strong	4480
23	2003/10/30	S3 - Strong	3850
24	2012/01/23	S3 - Strong	3626.7
25	1989/03/08	S3 - Strong	3500

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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