No sunspots were visible on
January 1-2 and none on January 4-11, although a spot is just rotating into view
today. Our reporting week is January 5-11, so the average daily sunspot number
for that period was zero. For a look at recent sunspot numbers, check ftp://ftp.swpc.noaa.gov/pub/indices/DSD.txt and
note the many zeroes.
Average daily solar flux this week
was 72.5, down from 73.1 the week before. Average planetary A index rose 5
points to 14.3, while average mid-latitude A index increased from 6.3 to
10.6.
Predicted solar flux is 80 and 82
on January 13-14, 85 on January 15-19, 76 on January 20-25, 74 on January 26-28,
73 on January 29 through February 1, 72 on February 2-7, 74 on February 8, and
76 on February 9-21.