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X1.8 solar flare on 2000-03-24
ClassX1.8NOAA report
Peak07:522000-03-24 UTC
Duration18 min
Peak flux1.8e-04W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (1975 – Jun 2017) | 223 / 491 |
| Rank in year | 8 / 2492 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 2 |
| M/X flares that month | 40 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N16W82 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:25 | 11:29 | 8 | M2.8 | N21E67 | – | |
| 15:13 | 15:22 | 12 | M2.6 | – | – |
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.
← X1.1 2000-03-22M6.8 2000-05-04 →
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A X1.8 flare that began 2000-03-24 07:41 UTC; No. 8 of 2,492 C-class-or-larger flares in 2000.