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X2.9 solar flare on 2024-05-15
ClassX2.9GOES-16 science data
Peak14:382024-05-15 UTC
Duration30 min
Peak flux2.9e-04W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (since Jun 2017) | 19 / 108 |
| Rank in year | 11 / 3708 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 148 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 25 |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2024
X8.9
X8.6
X7.0
X5.8
X4.4
X4.4
X3.9
X3.4
X3.3
X3.2
X2.9
X2.8
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:18 | 08:37 | 33 | X3.4 | – | – | |
| 13:56 | 14:06 | – | M2.9 | – | – | |
| 14:10 | 14:17 | – | M3.2 | – | – |
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.
← X3.4 2024-05-15M7.2 2024-05-17 →
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A X2.9 flare that began 2024-05-15 14:20 UTC; No. 11 of 3,708 C-class-or-larger flares in 2024.