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M7.0 solar flare on 1988-11-13
ClassM7.0NOAA report
Peak05:371988-11-13 UTC
Duration109 min
Peak flux7.0e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 21 / 1845 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 4 |
| M/X flares that month | 34 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | N33E37 |
| Active region | AR 5229 (35 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1988
X5.6
X4.7
X3.2
X2.5
X2.4
X1.6
X1.4
X1.4
X1.3
X1.2
X1.1
X1.1
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:28 | 16:33 | 54 | M3.4 | N31E24 | 5229 | |
| 20:22 | 20:25 | 6 | M1.2 | N34E27 | 5229 | |
| 21:48 | 22:05 | 64 | M3.8 | N34E27 | 5229 | |
| 22:52 | 23:09 | 73 | M3.2 | S23W27 | 5227 |
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 M7.0 flare that began 1988-11-13 04:50 UTC; No. 21 of 1,845 C-class-or-larger flares in 1988.