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8th january: Thermosphere climate index: 33.8 billion watts. Kp index 24hr period=2=quiet.

January 4th 2019: Thermosphere climate index: 36.6 billion watts. Kp index: for 24hr period=3=quiet. Radio sun 72sfu.

Kp index for 24 hour period=1=quiet. Radio sun: 72 sfu Jan 2nd thermosphere: 36.7 billion watts.

65% chance of g1 solar flare to hit earths magnetic field 5th Jan, auroras will be visible in arctic circle aided by dark skies thanks to new moon.

Kudos to you my friend.

Sunspot ar2732 is a decaying spot from cycle 24 and poses no threats for solar flares. Solar flux 72sfu Kp index for 24hr period=2=quiet. Solar wind speed and density quite low end today. First auroras of 2019 have been sighted in Finland.

January 1st 2019: Thermosphere climate index: 36.1 billion watts. Kp index for 24 hour period=3=quiet.

December 31st: Thermosphere climate index: 36.0 billion watts. Kp index=3=quiet.

December 30th: Thermosphere climate index: 35.2 billion watts. Kp index=3=quiet Solar wind speed 587.2km/sec Solar wind speed density 9.7 protons cm/3. The thermosphere temps have risen approx 400 million watts in one week, from observation, estimating that solar wind speed has been above 500km/sec frequently and solar wind density has been reaching almost double figures, also kp index has risen to storm level, one has to assume that these contributing factors have heated the thermosphere a little. Still very cold due to low solar minimum count. A few called for 220 sunspotless days for 2018, so kudos to those who did.

December 28th: Thermosphere climate index: 33.5 billion watts. Solar flux Sfu 69 Kp index for 24 hour period=5=storm Solar wind speed: 587.3km/sec

Kp index=5=storm. Possible arctic auroras today.

Part cloudy, mild, dry.

Potential for arctic auroras tomorrow december 28th with G1 class magnetic storm. CIR= co-rotating interaction region, two fields of plasma stream solar wind, one fast, one slow interacting. CIR's contain plasma shocks and intense magnetic fields that often do a good job sparking arctic auroras.

December 27th: Thermosphere climate index: 33.0 billion watts. Kp index=2=quiet.

Cloudy, mild, dry.

Mild, dry, bright with hazy sunshine, slack winds.

A northern coronal hole is moving towards the sun and will eject a solar wind stream towards earth arriving approx 27th/28th December. Auroras could be visible in the arctic circle after christmas.

December 23rd update: Thermosphere climate index: 33.4 billion watts. December 24th: kp index=1=quiet.

Overcast, mild, damp.

Overcast, damp, mild, slack winds.

December 22nd: Thermosphere climate index: 33.4 billion watts. Kp index=0=quiet. Solar wind: 371.6km/sec Solar wind speed density: 5.1 protons/cm3

21st December 2018: Thermosphere climate index: 33.7 billion watts. Kp index=0= quiet. Solar wind 416.7km/sec Solar wind density 2.8 protons/cm3 211 sunspotless days so far 2018 running at 59%

December 20th: Thermosphere climate index: 33.0 billion watts. Kp index=1=quiet. Solar wind: 536.2km/sec Solar wind density: 4.4/protons cm3

Unexpectedly, solar wind has reached a speed of 600km/sec. The pressure of this high speed wind on our earths magnetic field could cause auroras in the arctic circle today.