The geomagnetic field was very quiet on July 19. Solar wind speed at SOHO ranged between 273 and 295 km/s.
Solar flux at 20h UTC on 2.8 GHz was 99.4 (decreasing 30.7 over the last solar rotation). The 90 day 10.7 flux at 1 AU was 123.2. The Potsdam WDC planetary A index was 2 (STAR Ap - based on the mean of three hour interval ap indices: 1.9). Three hour interval K indices: 00010000 (planetary), 11121222 (Boulder).
The background x-ray flux is at the class B3 level.
At the time of counting spots (see image time), spots were observed in 6 active regions using 2K resolution (SN: 111) and 5 active regions using 1K resolution (SN: 75) SDO images on the visible solar disk.
Region 12384 [S17W80] was quiet and stable.
Region 12386 [N10W19] was quiet and stable.
Region 12387 [N17E20] developed in the central part as new flux emerged.
C flares are possible.
Spotted regions not numbered (or interpreted differently) by SWPC:
S4620 [N18W31] decayed slowly and quietly.
New region S4627 [S19W22] emerged with a penumbra spot.
New region S4629 [N25E12] was observed with a penumbra spot.
A complex chain of filament eruptions was observed beginning just after midnight on July 19. The first filament eruption was observed beginning in the northwest quadrant. By 04 UT it extended into the southwestern quadrant and triggered activity in another filament. That filament began erupting just before 07 UT and eventually was the source of the C2 LDE observed peaking after 10 UT. The associated CME may have had a minor Earyh directed component.
C2+ flares:
| Magnitude | Peak time (UTC) | Location | AR | Recorded by | Comment |
| C2.1 (LDE) | 10:40 | SW quadrant | GOES15 | filament eruption, CME, weak proton event |
July 17-18: No obviously Earth directed CMEs were observed.
July 19: A CME associated with a C2 long duration event and an erupting
filament in the southwest quadrant may have had a weak Earth directed component.
If that is the case weak CME effects could be observed late on July 22 and on
July 23.
[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 small trans equatorial coronal hole (CH677) was in an Earth facing position on July 16-17.
Long distance low and medium frequency (below 2 MHz) propagation along paths north of due west over upper middle latitudes is fair. Propagation on long distance northeast-southwest paths is poor.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet on July 20-22 with a chance of unsettled intervals on July 20 due to possible effects from CH677.
| 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.
(Click on image for 2K resolution)
Compare to the previous day's 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 numbered solar regions according to the Solar Region Summary provided by NOAA/SWPC. 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.
| Active region | Date numbered detected |
Spot count | Location at midnight | Area | Classification | SDO / HMI 4K continuum image with magnetic polarity overlays |
Comment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWPC | Magnetic (SDO) |
SWPC | STAR | Current | Previous | ||||||
| 2K | 1K | ||||||||||
| 12384 | 2015.07.07 2015.07.08 |
1 | 1 | 1 | S17W80 | 0060 | HSX | HAX |
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|
| S4610 | 2015.07.10 | S04W39 | |||||||||
| 12386 | 2015.07.11 2015.07.12 |
4 | 21 | 9 | N11W20 | 0060 | HAX | CAO |
 |
 |
area: 0100 |
| S4615 | 2015.07.13 | N07W53 | |||||||||
| 12387 | 2015.07.15 2015.07.16 |
11 | 23 | 13 | N17E18 | 0100 | DAI | DAI |
 |
 |
|
| S4620 | 2015.07.15 | 4 | N18W31 | 0005 | AXX |
 |
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| S4621 | 2015.07.16 | S20E04 | |||||||||
| S4623 | 2015.07.17 | S09E15 |
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| S4624 | 2015.07.17 | N11E37 | |||||||||
| S4625 | 2015.07.17 | S06W54 | |||||||||
| S4626 | 2015.07.18 | N12W59 |
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| S4627 | 2015.07.19 | 1 | 1 | S19W22 | 0003 | AXX |
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| S4629 | 2015.07.19 | 1 | 1 | N25E12 | 0003 | AXX |
 |
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| Total spot count: | 16 | 51 | 25 | ||||||||
| Sunspot number: | 46 | 111 | 75 | (total spot count + 10 * number of spotted regions) | |||||||
| Weighted SN: | 31 | 66 | 40 | (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): | 51 | 61 | 64 | k * (sunspot number) As of July 1, 2015: k = 1.1 for SWPC, k = 0.55 for MSN 2K, k = 0.85 for MSN 1K (MSN=Magnetic Sunspot Number) |
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| Month | Average solar flux | International sunspot number (WDC-SILSO) (4) |
Smoothed sunspot number (4) | Average
ap (3) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measured | 1 AU | ||||
| 2014.01 | 157.4 | 152.4 | 117.0 | 109.3 (+1.7) | 5.44 |
| 2014.02 | 170.3 (cycle peak) |
166.3 | 146.1 (cycle peak) | 110.5 (+1.2) | 10.70 |
| 2014.03 | 149.9 | 148.5 | 128.7 | 114.3 (+3.8) | 4.88 |
| 2014.04 | 143.9 | 144.8 | 112.5 | 116.4 (+2.1) (solar max) | 7.88 |
| 2014.05 | 129.7 | 132.9 | 112.5 | 115.0 (-1.4) | 5.75 |
| 2014.06 | 122.0 | 125.8 | 102.9 | 114.1 (-0.9) | 6.72 |
| 2014.07 | 137.4 | 141.8 | 100.2 | 112.8 (-1.3) | 4.50 |
| 2014.08 | 124.7 | 127.9 | 106.9 | 108.7 (-4.1) | 7.71 |
| 2014.09 | 146.6 | 148.1 | 130.0 | 102.5 (-6.2) | 9.78 |
| 2014.10 | 153.4 | 152.9 | 90.0 | 98.0 (-4.5) | 8.96 |
| 2014.11 | 154.8 | 151.4 | 103.6 | 95.7 (-2.3) | 9.33 |
| 2014.12 | 158.7 | 153.8 | 112.9 | 93.3 (-2.4) | 11.24 |
| 2015.01 | 141.9 | 137.3 | 97.6 | (91.1 projected, -2.2) | 9.46 |
| 2015.02 | 129.1 | 126.0 | 67.8 | (89.8 projected, -1.3) | 9.92 |
| 2015.03 | 125.9 | 124.6 | 56.8 | (87.3 projected, -2.5) | 16.14 |
| 2015.04 | 128.8 | 129.7 | 78.0 | (83.9 projected, -3.4) | 10.73 |
| 2015.05 | 120.0 | 122.6 | 90.0 | (81.3 projected, -2.6) | 8.29 |
| 2015.06 | 122.3 | 126.1 | 68.3 | (78.0 projected, -3.3) | 12.8 |
| 2015.07 | (114.1) | 49.1 (2A) / 80.1 (2B) / 80.4 (2C) | (74.4 projected, -3.6) | (8.8) | |
1) Running average based on the daily 20:00 UTC observed solar flux value at
2800 MHz.
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) Updated to new data set from WDC-SILSO on July 1, 2015
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.
