Solar flares on May 16, 2000
The most powerful solar flare in 24 hours
M3.2 (strong) flare - May 16 at 4:51 PM
Solar activity index
Value as of the end of the day on May 16, 2000
Solar X-ray emission over the past 2 days
Chart of solar X-ray emission (1-8 Å) from May 15, 2000 to May 16, 2000
Time zone — UTC+01 (London) — summer time
List of solar flares for May 16, 2000
The total number of solar flares of class C and higher — 14 flares
C class — 13 | M class — 1 | X class — 0
| Class | begin | max | end | region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M3.2 | 16:46 | 16:51 | 16:57 | 9002 |
| C3.0 | 16:02 | 16:06 | 16:10 | — |
| C4.0 | 13:33 | 13:39 | 13:58 | 8989 |
| C7.4 | 09:36 | 09:43 | 09:50 | 9002 |
| C4.0 | 08:17 | 08:22 | 08:29 | — |
| C4.3 | 07:09 | 07:16 | 07:23 | — |
| C2.8 | 06:21 | 06:28 | 06:33 | 8998 |
| C2.4 | 05:48 | 05:54 | 06:01 | 8993 |
| C2.6 | 05:08 | 05:12 | 05:16 | 8998 |
| C4.5 | 04:24 | 04:33 | 04:39 | 8993 |
| C3.1 | 02:45 | 02:50 | 03:04 | 8998 |
| C2.6 | 02:03 | 02:07 | 02:11 | 8998 |
| C2.2 | 00:39 | 00:42 | 00:45 | — |
| C2.8 | 00:03 | 00:06 | 00:09 | — |