SOLAR CYCLE #25 PROGRESSION AND COMPARISON  TO CYCLE #24

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COMPARISON OF CYCLE 24 & 25 AT THE SAME POINT IN THE TWO CYCLES (July 16, 2022 & July 16, 2011)

The following table gives the number of days so far in cycle 25 (to Jul 16 2022), and up to the same point in cycle 24 (to Jul 16 2011), which have passed various thresholds for the numbers of sunspots:

	Solar Cycle 24	Solar Cycle 25
≥50 sunspots	141 days	213 days
≥75	49	129
≥100	18	58
≥125	7	30
≥150	0	6

 

As of July 16, 2022, solar cycle 25 is averaging 31% more spots per day than solar cycle 24 at the same point in the cycle. (July 16, 2011)

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Solar Cycle Sunspot Number & Radio Flux Progression, Cycles 24 & 25