The anticipated coronal hole solar wind stream really packed a punch and gave us moderate G2 geomagnetic storming conditions yesterday. The solar wind stream turned out to be stronger than anticipated as only minor G1 geomagnetic storm conditions were expected! The north-south direction of the IMF (Bz) dropped down as low as -17nT yesterday which is very respectable for a CIR ahead of the coronal hole solar wind stream.
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