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M5.6 solar flare on 2004-08-14
ClassM5.6NOAA report
Peak13:432004-08-14 UTC
Duration19 min
Peak flux5.6e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 30 / 1046 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 6 |
| M/X flares that month | 28 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | S13W34 |
| Active region | AR 10656 (125 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:10 | 04:14 | 7 | M2.4 | S13W29 | 10656 | |
| 05:36 | 05:44 | 16 | M7.4 | S13W29 | 10656 | |
| 07:51 | 07:56 | 8 | M2.3 | S14W31 | 10656 | |
| 09:52 | 10:07 | 25 | M3.2 | S13W32 | 10656 | |
| 18:09 | 18:18 | 23 | M1.3 | S13W36 | 10656 | |
| 20:09 | 20:16 | 50 | M1.3 | S13W39 | 10656 |
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 M5.6 flare that began 2004-08-14 13:31 UTC; No. 30 of 1,046 C-class-or-larger flares in 2004.