The geomagnetic field was at quiet to minor storm levels on June 4. Yet another disturbance began after 03:30 UT as the total field of the interplanetary magnetic field increased ranging between 6 and 9 nT until after 13:30 UT at ACE. At that time a brief increase to the 12-14 nT interval occurred. Solar wind speed increased after 10 UT and peaked above 800 km/sec near 18:30 UT. After 16h UT the phi angle was in a positive sector. The source of the disturbance is uncertain, with the most likely source being a CME. Solar wind speed at SOHO ranged between 555 and 816 km/sec, averaging 663 km/sec (+46 |km/sec compared to the previous day). The high latitude magnetometer at Andenes recorded quiet to major storm levels. The above 10 MeV proton flux was at 0.4 pfu at the end of the day.
Solar flux density measured at 20h UT on 2.8 GHz was 130.6 - decreasing 17.9 over the previous solar rotation. The 365 day average solar flux at 1 AU was 189.35 (183 days ago). SC25 peak: 195.86 on October 13, 2024 (subtracting a baseline solar flux level of 65, this is +62.6% compared to the SC24 peak and -1.7% compared to the SC23 peak). The Potsdam WDC planetary A index was 26 (STAR Ap - based on the mean of three hour interval ap indices: 25.8). Three hour interval K indices: 13345543 (planetary), 14445533 (Boulder), 25555565 (Andenes).
The background x-ray flux is at the class B7 level (GOES 19).
At the time of counting spots (see image time), spots were observed in 11 active regions using 2K resolution (SN: 203) and in 10 active regions using 1K resolution (SN: 153) SDO/HMI images.
AR 14099 [S13W63] decayed slowly and was mostly
quiet. C1 flares: C1.0 @ 16:46 UT
AR 14100 [N09W54] decayed slowly and produced several low level C
flares as well as one M flare. C1 flares: C1.3 @ 07:50, C1.2 @ 13:10, C1.2 @
18:50, C1.1 @ 21:15, C1.0 @ 21:26, C1.4 @ 21:39, C1.6 @ 22:41 UT
AR 14101 [N03W72] decayed slowly and quietly.
AR 14104 [N08W28] decayed slowly and quietly.
AR 14105 [S14E62] decayed slowly and displayed much less activity
than during the previous days. C1 flares: C1.0 @ 04:37 UT
New AR 14106 [N12E12] emerged on June 3 and was numbered the next day
by SWPC as slow development continued.
Spotted regions not observed (or interpreted
differently) by SWPC/USAF:
S11113 [S12W06] was quiet and stable.
S11115 [S11E09] was quiet and stable.
S11116 [N10E33] was quiet and stable.
New region S11126 [S16E05] emerged with tiny spots.
New region S11127 [N14W29] emerged with tiny spots.
C2+ flares
| Magnitude | Peak time (UT) | Location | Source | Recorded by | Comment |
| M1.1 | 23:28 | 14100 | GOES18 |
June 2, 4: No obviously Earth directed CMEs.
June 3: A filament eruption in the northern hemisphere began early in
the day with a positive polarity coronal hole forming after 17h UT. The
associated slow moving CME may have an Earth direct component and could
reach Earth on June 6-7.
[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 negative polarity southern hemisphere coronal hole (CH1299) will be Earth facing on June 2-5.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to active levels on June 5-7 due to effects from CH1299, maybe with some effects from the June 3 CME on June 6-7.
| Coronal holes (1) | Coronal mass ejections (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.
(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 |
STAR | SWPC | STAR | Current | Previous | ||||||
| 2K | 1K | ||||||||||
| 14099 | 2025.05.24 | 6 | 6 | 4 | S14W64 | 0160 | DAO | CAO |
 |
 |
was AR S11093 area: 0200 location: S13W63 |
| 14100 | 2025.05.25 2025.05.26 |
20 | 26 | 17 | N10W54 | 0240 | EAI | EAI |
 |
 |
beta-gamma was AR S11095 location: N09W54 area: 0220 |
| 14101 | 2025.05.26 2025.05.27 |
1 | 3 | 2 | N04W73 | 0010 | AXX | HRX |
 |
 |
was AR S11098 location: N03W72 area: 0020 |
| 14104 | 2025.05.29 2025.05.30 |
3 | 2 | N06W27 | 0010 | AXX |
 |
 |
was AR S11107 location: N08W28 |
||
| S11112 | 2025.05.30 | S23W47 | |||||||||
| S11113 | 2025.05.31 | 1 | 1 | S12W06 | 0002 | AXX |
 |
 |
|||
| S11114 | 2025.05.31 | N11E14 | |||||||||
| S11115 | 2025.06.01 | 7 | 1 | S11E09 | 0013 | BXO |
 |
 |
|||
| S11116 | 2025.06.01 | 5 | 3 | N10E33 | 0012 | BXO |
 |
 |
|||
| 14105 | 2025.06.02 2025.06.03 |
10 | 23 | 13 | S14E60 | 0110 | DAI | EAI |
 |
 |
beta-delta was AR S11119 location: S14E62 area: 0170 |
| S11120 | 2025.06.02 | N11E55 | |||||||||
| S11121 | 2025.06.02 | S09W27 | |||||||||
| S11122 | 2025.06.02 | S07W31 | |||||||||
| 14106 | 2025.06.03 2025.06.04 |
5 | 15 | 9 | N12E11 | 0020 | CRO | DRI |
 |
 |
was AR S11123 location: N12E12 area: 0100 |
| S11124 | 2025.06.03 | N19W04 |
 |
||||||||
| S11126 | 2025.06.04 | 2 | S16E05 | 0005 | AXX |
 |
|||||
| S11127 | 2025.06.04 | 2 | 1 | N14W29 | 0006 | BXO |
 |
||||
| Total spot count: | 42 | 93 | 53 | ||||||||
| Sunspot number: | 92 | 203 | 153 | (total spot count + 10 * number of spotted regions) | |||||||
| Weighted SN: | 60 | 114 | 74 | (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): | 101 | 112 | 122 | ||||||||
| Month | Average solar flux | International sunspot number (WDC-SILSO) |
Smoothed sunspot number (4) | Average
ap (3) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measured | 1 AU | ||||
| 2024.01 | 164.6 | 159.3 | 126.0 | 131.2 (+1.7) | 5.46 |
| 2024.02 | 172.5 | 168.3 | 123.0 | 136.9 (+5.7) | 5.31 |
| 2024.03 | 154.4 | 152.9 | 103.7 | 141.4 (+4.5) | 11.03 |
| 2024.04 | 161.3 | 162.6 | 137.0 | 144.5 (+3.1) | 9.69 |
| 2024.05 | 187.7 | 191.9 | 172.1 | 149.1 (+4.6) | 23.56 (SC25 peak) |
| 2024.06 | 184.3 | 190.2 | 164.1 | 152.8 (+3.7) | 10.24 |
| 2024.07 | 196.6 | 203.0 | 196.8 | 155.0 (+2.3) | 7.13 |
| 2024.08 | 246.1 (cycle peak) |
252.2 | 216.0 (SC25 peak) | 156.8 (+1.8) | 15.96 |
| 2024.09 | 195.7 | 197.8 | 141.1 | 159.4 (+1.6) | 15.36 |
| 2024.10 | 221.0 | 219.6 | 165.8 | 160.8 (+1.4) (SC25 solar max) | 18.99 |
| 2024.11 | 199.6 | 195.3 | 154.1 | 157.0 (-3.8) | 9.33 |
| 2024.12 | 197.3 | 191.2 | 154.6 | (150.7 projected, -6.3) | 8.42 |
| 2025.01 | 190.3 | 184.2 | 137.0 | (144.2 projected, -6.5) | 13.17 |
| 2025.02 | 184.2 | 179.7 | 154.6 | (135.6 projected, -8.6) | 14.42 |
| 2025.03 | 163.7 | 162.1 | 134.2 | (129.2 projected, -6.4) | 15.96 |
| 2025.04 | 162.5 | 163.6 | 140.6 | (124.6 projected, -4.6) | 17.62 |
| 2025.05 | 135.3 | 138.3 | 79.2 | (119.3 projected, -5.3) | 16.9 |
| 2025.06 | 138.9 (1) | 12.9 (2A) / 96.8 (2B) / 108.8 (2C) | (114.4 projected, -4.9) | (62.4) | |
| 2025.07 | (110.2 projected, -4.2) | ||||
| 2025.08 | (105.5 projected, -4.7) | ||||
| 2025.09 | (101.2 projected, -4.3) | ||||
| 2025.10 | (97.3 projected, -3.9) | ||||
| 2025.11 | (95.0 projected, -2.3) | ||||
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 27 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: WDC-SILSO, Royal Observatory
Of Belgium, Brussels
Sunspot activity has been on a slowly decreasing trend since September
2024 (using the average solar flux over 3 solar rotations as a proxy). The
decline has become more obvious during the first half of May 2025 with solar
flux on May 12 at its lowest level since April 4, 2024. The solar max phase
of solar cycle 25 was considerably shorter than that of the most recent
solar cycles.
All 365 days smoothed sunspot numbers peaked on October 11-12, 2024,
very likely making this the peak of SC25 (STAR 1K 365d peak: 236.1, STAR 2K
365d peak: 364.3, NOAA SN 365d peak: 156.0, ISN 365d peak: 163.6). The 365d
smoothed solar flux peaked on October 13, 2024, just 1.7% below the SC23
peak, and 62.6% above the SC24 peak.
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This report has been prepared by Jan Alvestad. It is based on the analysis of data from whichever 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.
