Flare Probabilities [%] (00:00 UTC +24H) ?
NOAA C+ M+ X+ Mean ?
MCEVOL ? MCSTAT ? SWPC ? MCEVOL MCSTAT SWPC MCEVOL MCSTAT SWPC C+ M+ X+
13863 53 27 20 2 3 5 0 0 1 33 3 0
13866 8 9 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 1 0
13868 4 8 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 1 0
13869 70 76 70 15 15 20 1 2 5 72 17 3
13870 17 33 20 2 4 5 0 0 1 23 4 0
13872 74 73 75 21 15 20 3 4 5 74 19 4
13873 48 22 45 0 2 10 0 0 1 38 4 0
13874 36 57 50 5 6 10 0 0 1 48 7 0
13875 30 14 20 3 1 5 0 0 1 21 3 0
13876 42 44 50 5 4 10 0 0 1 45 6 0
13877 - 5 5 - 0 1 - 0 1 5 1 0
13878 - 27 65 - 3 15 - 0 5 46 9 3

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)