Flare Probabilities [%] (00:00 UTC +24H) ?
NOAA C+ M+ X+ Mean ?
MCEVOL ? MCSTAT ? SWPC ? MCEVOL MCSTAT SWPC MCEVOL MCSTAT SWPC C+ M+ X+
13868 4 8 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 1 0
13869 92 92 65 32 35 25 3 5 5 83 31 4
13872 40 54 40 4 16 15 1 2 1 45 12 1
13873 2 15 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 9 1 0
13874 95 64 55 0 11 15 0 1 5 71 9 2
13875 15 64 60 0 0 20 0 0 1 47 7 0
13876 81 92 65 38 35 25 5 5 5 79 33 5
13877 4 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 0
13878 70 76 65 15 15 25 1 2 5 70 18 3
13879 34 19 20 0 1 5 0 0 1 24 2 0

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)