Flare Probabilities [%] (00:00 UTC +24H) ?
NOAA C+ M+ X+ Mean ?
MCEVOL ? MCSTAT ? SWPC ? MCEVOL MCSTAT SWPC MCEVOL MCSTAT SWPC C+ M+ X+
13719 13 15 20 1 2 1 0 0 1 16 1 0
13720 63 33 30 7 4 5 0 0 1 42 5 0
13721 7 15 15 0 1 1 0 0 1 12 1 0
13722 4 8 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 1 0
13723 - 33 20 - 4 1 - 0 1 27 2 1
13724 4 8 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 1 0
13727 13 15 30 1 2 5 0 0 1 19 2 0
13728 14 22 35 1 2 5 0 0 1 24 3 0
13729 28 57 60 3 6 20 0 0 5 48 10 2
13730 - 15 25 - 2 1 - 0 1 20 1 1

SolarMonitor's flare prediction system's probabilities are calculated using the NOAA Space Weather Predicion Centre's McIntosh classifications. There are two methods, MCSTAT and MCEVOL, that use sunspot-group McIntosh classifications and Poisson statistics to calculate flaring probabilities valid for a 24-hr period starting at 00:00 UTC. The flaring probabilities are calculated using historical data from solar cycles 23 and 24 (1996-2019).

MCSTAT (McIntosh Statistics): Uses the point-in-time McIntosh classification to calculate Poisson flaring probabilities. Details about the method [1] and forecast verification testing [2] can be found in the following papers:

[1] Gallagher, P. T., Moon, Y.-J., Wang, H., Solar Physics, 209, 171, (2002)
[2] Bloomfield et al., 2012, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 747, L41

MCEVOL (McIntosh Evolution): Uses a combination of previous and current McIntosh classification to calculate Poisson flaring probabilities. Details about the method and flaring rate statistics can be found in the following:

[1] McCloskey, A.E., Gallagher, P.T. & Bloomfield, D.S., Solar Physics, 291, 1711, (2016)