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M5.5 solar flare on 1983-06-26
ClassM5.5NOAA report
Peak04:531983-06-26 UTC
Duration27 min
Peak flux5.5e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 12 / 2060 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 28 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 21 |
| Position on disk | S12E90 |
| Active region | AR 4227 (18 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1983
X4.1
X3.1
X2.4
X2.3
X1.4
X1.3
M8.5
M7.0
M6.7
M5.6
M5.6
M5.5
Other M/X flares that day
All times UTC. Until June 2017 classes are NOAA's reports of the time (GOES-15 and earlier included a 0.7 scaling factor); later classes come from calibrated GOES-16/18 data, so the same flare reads about 1.4× larger. Do not compare the two periods directly.
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A M5.5 flare that began 1983-06-26 04:36 UTC; No. 12 of 2,060 C-class-or-larger flares in 1983.