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M5.0 solar flare on 2004-11-03
ClassM5.0NOAA report
Peak15:472004-11-03 UTC
Duration20 min
Peak flux5.0e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 34 / 1046 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 17 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N09E38 |
| Active region | AR 10696 (52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:23 | 01:33 | 14 | M2.8 | N12W75 | 10691 | |
| 03:23 | 03:35 | 34 | M1.6 | N09E45 | 10696 | |
| 18:03 | 18:26 | 32 | M1.0 | N08E33 | 10696 |
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 M5.0 flare that began 2004-11-03 15:35 UTC; No. 34 of 1,046 C-class-or-larger flares in 2004.