Solar Terrestrial Activity Report

Activity chart

Last major update issued on June 11, 2022 at 06:45 UT.

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  Solar wind (*) Solar and geomagnetic data - last month (*)
  Electron fluence (*) Archived daily reports and monthly data since 2003.01 (June 1, 2022)
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  Cycle 24-25 progress (June 1, 2022) Noon SDO sunspot count 1K image / 4K (*)
  Solar cycles 1-24 (June 1, 2020) POES auroral activity level October 2009 - December 2012]
  Comparison of cycles 21-25 (June 1, 2022) 3rd SSN Workshop, Tucson, 2013
  Comparison of cycles 12-14, 16, 24-25 (June 1, 2022) 4th SSN Workshop, Locarno, 2014
  Solar polar fields vs. solar cycles (April 10, 2022) Cycle 25 spots (final update December 25, 2019)
  Solar cycles 24-25 transition using 365d smoothing Research: Solar Cycle 25 Started on November 17, 2019 with 365 Days Smoothing

Recent activity

The geomagnetic field was quiet on June 10. The high latitude magnetometer at Andenes recorded quiet to unsettled levels.

Solar flux density measured at 20h UT on 2.8 GHz was 110.5 - decreasing 42.2 over the previous solar rotation. (Centered 1 year average SF at 1 AU - 183 days ago: 100.43). The Potsdam WDC planetary A index was 4 (STAR Ap - based on the mean of three hour interval ap indices: 3.9). Three hour interval K indices: 21112001 (planetary), 211131** (Boulder), 31023202 (Andenes).

The background x-ray flux is at the class B5 level (GOES 16).

At the time of counting spots (see image time), spots were observed in 10 active regions using 2K resolution (SN: 152) and in 7 active regions using 1K resolution (SN: 90) SDO/HMI images.

Region 13028 [N14W28] reemerged with a tiny spot.
Region 13029 [S23W02] decayed slowly and quietly. Note that SWPC has moved AR 13029 westwards to the position of AR S7622.
New region 13030 [N20E62] rotated into view early on June 9 and developed slowly that day. Slow decay was observed on June 10. For unknown reasons SWPC seems to have included the spots of AR S7626 in this group.

Spotted regions not observed (or interpreted differently) by SWPC:
S7609 [S27W50] was quiet and stable.
S7622 [S16W27] decayed slowly and quietly.
S7626 [N20E74] was unstable during the first half of the day producing several C flares and one M class flare. C1 flare: C1.1 @ 03:21 UT
S7627 [N19E01] decayed slowly and quietly.
New region S7628 [S13E37] was observed with tiny spots in an old plage area.
New region S7629 [N18E48] was observed with tiny spots in an old plage area.
New region S7630 [S27E50] emerged with tiny spots.

C2+ flares:

Magnitude Peak time (UT) Location Source Recorded by Comment
C3.7 05:46 N21E75 13030 GOES16  
C4.1 08:32 N25E90 S7626 GOES16 attributed to AR 13030 by SWPC
M1.2 10:54 N18E87 S7626 GOES16 LDE, attributed to AR 13030 by SWPC
C2.3 14:32 N20E80 S7626 GOES16 LDE, attributed to AR 13030 by SWPC

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs)

June 8-10: No obviously Earth directed CMEs were observed in available LASCO imagery.

Coronal holes

[Coronal hole history (since October 2002)]
[Compare today's report to the situation one solar rotation ago: 28 days ago 27 days ago 26 days ago]

A recurrent trans equatorial coronal hole (CH1081) will likely rotate into an Earth facing position on June 12-13.

Propagation

Long distance low and medium frequency (below 2 MHz) propagation along paths north of due west over upper middle and high latitudes is fair. Propagation on long distance northeast-southwest paths is poor.

Forecast

Quiet geomagnetic conditions are likely on June 11-13.

Coronal holes (1) Coronal mass ejection (2) M and X class flares (3)
     

1) Effects from a coronal hole could reach Earth within the next 5 days. When the high speed stream has arrived the color changes to green.
2) Effects from a CME are likely to be observed at Earth within 96 hours.
3) There is a possibility of either M or X class flares within the next 48 hours.

Green: 0-30% probability, Yellow: 30-70% probability, Red: 70-100% probability.

Active solar regions


(Click on image for 2K resolution). 4K resolution. Compare to the previous day's image.
0.5K image

When available the active region map has a coronal hole polarity overlay where red (pink) is negative and blue is positive.

Data for all officially numbered solar regions according to the Solar Region Summary provided by NOAA/SWPC, all other regions are numbered sequentially as they emerge using the STAR spot number. Comments are my own, as is the STAR spot count (spots observed at or inside a few hours before midnight) and data for regions not numbered by SWPC or where SWPC has observed no spots. SWPC active region numbers in the table below and in the active region map above are the historic SWPC/USAF numbers. SWPC data considered to be not sufficiently precise (location, area, classification) are colored red.

Active region SWPC date numbered
STAR detected
Spot count Location at midnight Area Classification SDO / HMI 4K continuum
image with magnetic polarity overlays
Comment
SWPC/
USAF
Magnetic
(SDO)
SWPC STAR Current Previous
2K 1K
S7609 2022.06.02   4   S27W50 0005   BXO  
S7611 2022.06.02       N12W59            
13029 2022.06.03
2022.06.04
8 10 3 S17W26 0030 BXO BXO

location: S23W02

area: 0015

Note that SWPC has moved the location of this group to that of AR S7622

S7614 2022.06.04       S19W52            
13028 2022.06.04
2022.06.04
  1   N14W32 0002   AXX   location: N14W28
S7616 2022.06.04       N04W59            
S7622 2022.06.08   12 6 S16W27 0025   CRO  
S7623 2022.06.08       S21E36            
13030 2022.06.09
2022.06.10
5 7 5 N20E65 0140 EAO DAO area: 0070

location: N20E62

S7625 2022.06.09       N19W14          
S7626 2022.06.09   2 2 N20E74 0100   HAX  
S7627 2022.06.09   2 1 N19E01 0004   BXO  
S7628 2022.06.10   4 1 S13E37 0007   AXX    
S7629 2022.06.10   3   N18E48 0005   BXO    
S7630 2022.06.10   7 2 S27E50 0012   BXO    
Total spot count: 13 52 20  
Sunspot number: 33 152 90  (total spot count + 10 * number of spotted regions)
Weighted SN: 18 65 33  (Sum of total spot count + classification weighting for each AR. Classification weighting: X=0, R=3, A/S=5, H/K=10)
Relative sunspot number (Wolf number): 36 84 72  

Monthly solar cycle data

Month Average solar flux International sunspot number
(WDC-SILSO)
Smoothed sunspot number (4) Average ap
(3)
Measured 1 AU
2014.02 170.3
(cycle peak)
166.3 146.1 (SC24 peak) 110.5 10.70
2014.04 143.9 144.8 112.5 116.4 (solar max) 7.88
2017.09 91.3 92.3 43.6 18.2 (-1.3) 18.22
(cycle peak)
2019.11 70.2 68.7 0.5 2.0 (-0.6)
(Solar minimum using 365d smoothing:
November 17, 2019)
4.19
2019.12 70.8 68.6 1.6 1.8 (-0.2)
(ISN 13 months smoothed
solar minimum)
3.22
2020.12 86.9 84.2 23.1 15.3 (+1.7) 4.72
2021.01 76.0 73.6 10.4 17.3 (+2.0) 4.39
2021.02 74.3 72.4 8.2 19.0 (+1.7) 9.50
2021.03 76.0 75.2 17.2 21.7 (+2.7) 10.17
2021.04 75.9 76.4 24.5 24.8 (+3.1) 8.40
2021.05 75.3 77.1 21.2 25.8 (+1.0) 6.50
2021.06 79.4 81.8 25.0 27.6 (+1.8) 5.52
2021.07 81.0 83.6 34.3 31.3 (+3.7) 5.51
2021.08 77.7 79.7 22.0 35.3 (+4.0) 6.19
2021.09 87.0 88.2 51.3 40.0 (+4.7) 6.33
2021.10 88.9 88.3 37.4 45.0 (+5.0) 7.38
2021.11 86.2 84.4 34.8 50.6 (+5.6) 9.83
2021.12 103.0 99.8 67.5 (55.7 projected, +5.1) 6.40
2022.01 103.8 100.5 54.0 (60.4 projected, +4.7) 8.92
2022.02 109.1 106.5 59.7 (66.9 projected, +6.5) 10.46
2022.03 117.0 115.8 78.5 (72.4 projected, +5.5) 10.20
2022.04 130.8 131.7 84.1 (77.6 projected, +5.2) 11.79
2022.05 133.8 136.8 96.5 (84.1 projected, +6.5) 7.48
2022.06 101.7 (1)   14.0 (2A) / 42.0 (2B) / 99.3 (2C) (89.9 projected, +5.8) (4.7)
2022.07       (97.2 projected, +7.3)  
2022.08       (103.8 projected, +6.6)  
2022.09       (108.8 projected, +5.0)  
2022.10       (112.0 projected, +3.2)  
2022.11       (114.8 projected, +2.8)  

1) Running average based on the daily 20:00 UTC observed solar flux value at 2800 MHz and any corrections applied to that measurement.
2A) Current impact on the monthly sunspot number based on the Boulder (NOAA/SWPC) sunspot number (accumulated daily sunspots / month days).
2B) Boulder SN current month average to date.
2C) STAR SDO 1K Wolf number 30 day average.
3) Running average based on the quicklook and definitive Potsdam WDC ap indices. Values in red are based on the definitive international GFZ Potsdam WDC ap indices.
4) Source: SIDC-SILSO.

Solar cycles 24-25

Smoothed SF and sunspot numbers

 

This report has been prepared by Jan Alvestad. It is based on the analysis of data from whatever sources are available at the time the report is prepared. All time references are to Universal Time. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

SDO images are courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.