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M6.5 solar flare on 2003-06-02
ClassM6.5NOAA report
Peak00:222003-06-02 UTC
Duration36 min
Peak flux6.5e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 30 / 1496 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 45 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Active region | AR 10365 (28 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2003
X28.0
X17.2
X10.0
X8.3
X5.4
X3.9
X3.6
X2.7
X1.7
X1.6
X1.5
X1.5
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:12 | 08:37 | 40 | M3.9 | S07W89 | 10365 | |
| 13:13 | 13:17 | 9 | M1.0 | – | 10365 | |
| 17:22 | 17:33 | 18 | M1.8 | N10E70 | 10375 |
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.
← M9.3 2003-05-31X1.7 2003-06-09 →
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A M6.5 flare that began 2003-06-02 00:07 UTC; No. 30 of 1,496 C-class-or-larger flares in 2003.