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M6.2 solar flare on 2004-07-14
ClassM6.2NOAA report
Peak05:232004-07-14 UTC
Duration25 min
Peak flux6.2e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 24 / 1046 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 39 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N14W63 |
| Active region | AR 10646 (15 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2004
X3.6
X2.5
X2.0
X1.8
X1.8
X1.6
X1.3
X1.2
X1.1
X1.1
X1.0
X1.0
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:12 | 18:16 | 6 | M1.0 | S11E56 | 10649 |
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.
← M6.2 2004-07-13X1.8 2004-07-15 →
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A M6.2 flare that began 2004-07-14 05:02 UTC; No. 24 of 1,046 C-class-or-larger flares in 2004.