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M6.1 solar flare on 2014-12-04
ClassM6.1NOAA report
Peak18:252014-12-04 UTC
Duration51 min
Peak flux6.1e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 33 / 2016 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 2 |
| M/X flares that month | 18 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2014
X4.9
X3.1
X2.2
X2.0
X2.0
X1.8
X1.6
X1.6
X1.6
X1.5
X1.3
X1.2
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | 08:10 | 21 | M1.3 | S24W27 | 12222 | |
| 19:38 | 19:41 | 6 | M1.3 | – | – |
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 M6.1 flare that began 2014-12-04 18:05 UTC; No. 33 of 2,016 C-class-or-larger flares in 2014.