This template may be used for articles on notable space weather events, including solar storms and geomagnetic storms.

This infobox adapts the style used in {{Infobox weather event}}.

Usage

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{{{title}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|250px|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1.1]]
{{{caption}}}
Associated solar active region
NOAA region no.{{{noaa}}}
Carrington rotation no.{{{rotation}}}
Heliographic latitude{{{lat}}}
First observed{{{ar-first-obs}}}
Last observed{{{ar-last-obs}}}
Maximum area{{{ar-area}}}
Sunspot class{{{spot-class}}}
Magnetic class{{{mag-class}}}
Largest SXR flares{{{ar-sxr-flares}}}
Largest Hα flares{{{ar-ha-flares}}}
Coronal mass ejection
Speed{{{cme-speed}}}
First observed{{{cme-first-obs}}}
Reached Earth{{{cme-reached-earth}}}
Travel time{{{cme-travel-time}}}
Coronagraph angular width{{{cme-angle}}}
R{{{r-scale}}} "" radio blackout
R-scale (NOAA/SWPC)
Initial onset{{{r-onset}}}
Dissipated{{{r-ended}}}
SXR flare{{{r-flare}}}
Impacts{{{r-impacts}}}
S{{{s-scale}}} "" solar particle event
S-scale (NOAA/SWPC)
Initial onset{{{s-onset}}}
Peak onset{{{s-peak-onset}}}
Dissipated{{{s-ended}}}
Peak p flux (≥ 10 MeV){{{p-flux-10}}}
Peak p flux (≥ 50 MeV){{{p-flux-50}}}
Peak p flux (≥ 100 MeV){{{p-flux-100}}}
GLE{{{gle}}}
Impacts{{{s-impacts}}}
G{{{g-scale}}} "" geomagnetic storm
G-scale (NOAA/SWPC)
Initial onset{{{g-onset}}}
Peak onset{{{g-peak-onset}}}
Dissipated{{{g-ended}}}
Peak Kp-index{{{k-index}}}
Peak Ap-index{{{a-index}}}
Peak Dst{{{dst}}}
Impacts{{{g-impacts}}}

Part of [[solar cycle {{{solar-cycle}}}]]
{{Infobox solar storm
| title             =
| image             =
| alt               =
| caption           =
| noaa              =
| rotation          =
| lat               =
| ar-first-obs      =
| ar-last-obs       =
| ar-area           =
| spot-class        =
| mag-class         =
| ar-sxr-flares     =
| ar-ha-flares      =
| cme-speed         =
| cme-first-obs     =
| cme-reached-earth =
| cme-travel-time   =
| cme-angle         =
| r-scale           =
| r-onset           =
| r-ended           =
| r-flare           =
| r-impacts         =
| s-scale           =
| s-onset           =
| s-peak-onset      =
| s-ended           =
| p-flux-10         =
| p-flux-50         =
| p-flux-100        =
| gle               =
| s-impacts         =
| g-scale           =
| g-onset           =
| g-peak-onset      =
| g-ended           =
| k-index           =
| a-index           =
| dst               =
| g-impacts         =
| solar-cycle       =
}}

Parameters

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title
title
image
image
alt
alt text for image
caption
caption for image

Solar active region

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noaa
the assigned NOAA/SWPC active region number
rotation
the Carrington rotation number for the active region
lat
the heliographic latitude of the active region
ar-first-obs
the date on which the active region was first observed
ar-last-obs
the date on which the active region was last observed
ar-area
the area of the active region
spot-class
the McIntosh sunspot group class of the active region
mag-class
the Mount Wilson magnetic classification of the active region
ar-sxr-flares
a list of the largest soft-X-ray flares produced by the active region
ar-ha-flares
a list of the largest H-alpha flares produced by the active region

Coronal mass ejection

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cme-speed
the recorded speed of the coronal mass ejection
cme-first-obs
the time and date on which the coronal mass ejection was first observed
cme-reached-earth
the time and date on which the coronal mass ejection was observed at Earth
cme-travel-time
the time it took for the coronal mass ejection to reach Earth
cme-angle
the angular width of the coronal mass ejection in coronagraph observations

Radio blackout

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r-scale
the peak R-scale of the radio blackout
r-onset
the time and date on which the radio blackout started
r-ended
the time and date on which the radio blackout ended
r-flare
the soft-X-ray flare associated with the radio blackout
r-impacts
impacts of the radio blackout

Radiation storm

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s-scale
the peak S-scale of the radiation storm
s-onset
the time and date on which the radiation storm started
s-peak-onset
the time and date on which the radiation storm reached its peak S-scale value
s-ended
the time and date on which the radiation storm ended
p-flux-10
the peak flux of ≥ 10 MeV protons in pfu
p-flux-50
the peak flux of ≥ 50 MeV protons in pfu
p-flux-100
the peak flux of ≥ 100 MeV protons in pfu
gle
whether or not a ground level enhancement was observed
s-impacts
impacts of the radiation storm

Geomagnetic storm

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g-scale
the peak G-scale of the geomagnetic storm
g-onset
the time and date on which the geomagnetic storm started
g-peak-onset
the time and date on which the geomagnetic storm reached its peak G-scale value
g-ended
the time and date on which the geomagnetic storm ended
k-index
the peak value of the planetary K-index
a-index
the peak value of the planetary A-index
dst
the peak value of the disturbance time index
g-impacts
impacts of the geomagnetic storm

Examples

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May 2024 solar storm
Image of aurora
Associated solar active region
NOAA region no.13664
Largest SXR flaresX8.7
G5 "Extreme" geomagnetic storm
G-scale (NOAA/SWPC)
Initial onset10 May 2024
Dissipated13 May 2024
Peak Kp-index9
Peak Ap-index271
Peak Dst−412 nT

Part of solar cycle 25
{{Infobox solar storm
| title             = May 2024 solar storm
| image             = Northern Lights From Over the North Pole (NESDIS 2024-05-15 nhem-aurora-labels).png
| alt               =
| caption           = Image of aurora
| noaa              = 13664
| rotation          =
| lat               =
| ar-first-obs      =
| ar-last-obs       =
| ar-area           =
| spot-class        =
| mag-class         =
| ar-sxr-flares     = X8.7
| ar-ha-flares      =
| g-scale           = 5
| g-onset           = 10 May 2024
| g-peak-onset      =
| g-ended           = 13 May 2024
| k-index           = 9
| a-index           = 271
| dst               = −412 nT
| g-impacts         =
| solar-cycle       = 25
}}
}}
Carrington Event
Drawing of the Carrington Event sunspot group
Coronal mass ejection
Travel time17.5 hr (est.)
Geomagnetic storm
Initial onset1 September 1859
Dissipated2 September 1859
Peak Dst−1200 nT (est.)
ImpactsSevere damage to telegraph stations

Part of solar cycle 10
{{Infobox solar storm
| title             = Carrington Event
| image             = Carrington Richard sunspots 1859.jpg
| alt               = Drawing of the Carrington Event sunspot group
| caption           =
| cme-speed         =
| cme-first-obs     =
| cme-reached-earth =
| cme-travel-time   = 17.5 hr ({{abbr|est.|estimate}})
| cme-angle         =
| g-scale           =
| g-onset           = 1 September 1859
| g-peak-onset      =
| g-ended           = 2 September 1859
| k-index           =
| a-index           =
| dst               = −1200 nT (est.)
| g-impacts         = Severe damage to telegraph stations
| solar-cycle       = 10
}}