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X1.1 solar flare on 2000-03-22
ClassX1.1NOAA report
Peak18:482000-03-22 UTC
Duration22 min
Peak flux1.1e-04W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (1975 – Jun 2017) | 376 / 491 |
| Rank in year | 14 / 2492 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 40 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N14W57 |
| Active region | AR 8910 (24 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2000
X5.7
X4.0
X2.3
X2.3
X2.0
X1.9
X1.9
X1.8
X1.8
X1.2
X1.2
X1.2
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:07 | 01:18 | 22 | M1.9 | N16W48 | 8921 |
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.
← M6.5 2000-03-02X1.8 2000-03-24 →
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A X1.1 flare that began 2000-03-22 18:34 UTC; No. 14 of 2,492 C-class-or-larger flares in 2000.