[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 26 July 25 issued 2332 UT on 26 Jul 2025 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre aswfc at bom.gov.au
Sun Jul 27 09:32:25 AEST 2025


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/26 JULY 2025
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 26 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 27 JULY - 29 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 26 Jul:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 26 Jul: 143/97


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             27 Jul             28 Jul             29 Jul
Activity     R0-R1              R0-R1              R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   145/99             145/99             140/94

COMMENT: Solar activity on Ut day 26-Jul was R0, with no solar 
flares. There are currently ten numbered sunspot regions on the 
solar disk. Many regions have shown subtle changes and maturation, 
although no regions have increased in magnetic complexity and 
they all remain stable. Solar activity is expected to be R0-R1 
over 27-29 Jul. 

No Earth directed CMEs were observed on UT day 26-Jul. 

S0 solar radiation storm conditions were observed on UT day 26-Jul.
 S0 solar radiation storm conditions are expected over 27-29 Jul. 

The solar wind environment on UT day 26-Jul was mildly disturbed due 
to the arrival of a CME that was first launched from the Sun on 23-Jul.
 The solar wind speed peaked near 550 km/s and is currently on a 
declining trend near 475 km/s. The peak total interplanetary field 
strength (IMF, Bt) was 11 nT and the north-south IMF component range
 (Bz) was +8 to -10 nT although there were no significant periods of 
southward Bz. The solar wind environment is expected to ease to background 
levels over 27-29 Jul.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 26 Jul: G0

Estimated Indices 26 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       7   11123321
      Cocos Island         7   12023321
      Darwin               7   21123321
      Townsville           7   21123321
      Learmonth            7   21123321
      Alice Springs        6   11123311
      Gingin               7   12023321
      Canberra             6   01023321
      Kennaook Cape Grim   6   11023321
      Hobart               7   11123321    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 26 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     9   01025311
      Casey               14   33333332
      Mawson              27   53324363

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 26 Jul : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               5   (Quiet)
      Canberra             3   (Quiet)
      Hobart               2   (Quiet)

Pc3 pulsations are high frequency (10-45 second period) variations 
of the Earths magnetic field. Daily pc3-indices are the daily sum 
of 20 minute pc3-indices for that station and have been shown to be
well correlated with rejection of high resolution aeromagnetic
survey flight-line data. 

NOTE: Indices may have been generated from data obtained in 
cooperation with the following organisations: Geoscience Australia, 
University of Newcastle Space Physics Group, Australian Government 
Antarctic Division and International Center for Space Weather 
Science and Education, Japan.


Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 26 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary             11                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 25 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary              8   2222 2223     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
27 Jul    10    G0, chance G1
28 Jul     7    G0
29 Jul     7    G0

COMMENT: ASWFC Geomagnetic Warning 57 was issued on 26 July and 
is current for 26-27 Jul. G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed 
in the Australian region on UT day 26-Jul. G0-G1 geomagnetic 
conditions were observed in the Antarctic region. Mostly G0 geomagnetic 
conditions are expected over 27-29 Jul, with a chance for G1 
on 27-Jul.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
26 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
27 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal
28 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal
29 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: HF radio propagation conditions on UT day 26-Jul were 
generally normal. HF radio propagation conditions are expected 
to be mostly normal over 27-29 Jul.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
26 Jul    99

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 40% during local day.
      Enhanced by 20% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jun      79
Jul      104
Aug      102

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
27 Jul   100    Near predicted monthly values
28 Jul   105    Near predicted monthly values
29 Jul   105    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 26-Jul were 
mostly near predicted values. Sporadic-E was observed during 
local dawn hours in Learmonth, Brisbane and Canberra during local 
dawn hours. MUFs are generally expected to be near predicted 
values over 27-29 Jul.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 25 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   7.6E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.4E+08
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B8.3

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 25 Jul
Speed: 556 km/sec  Density:    1.6 p/cc  Temp:   151000 K  Bz:   0 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
ASWFC at bom.gov.au
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