Source: http://www.sidc.be/silso/datafiles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunspots are temporary phenomena on the Sun's photosphere that appear as spots darker than the surrounding areas. They are regions of reduced surface temperature caused by concentrations of magnetic field flux that inhibit convection. Sunspots usually appear in pairs of opposite magnetic polarity. Their number varies according to the approximately 11-year solar cycle. This is a good example for time series application. Use only last column of data. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Sunspot number 1700 8.3 1701 18.3 1702 26.7 1703 38.3 1704 60 1705 96.7 1706 48.3 1707 33.3 1708 16.7 1709 13.3 1710 5 1711 0 1712 0 1713 3.3 1714 18.3 1715 45 1716 78.3 1717 105 1718 100 1719 65 1720 46.7 1721 43.3 1722 36.7 1723 18.3 1724 35 1725 66.7 1726 130 1727 203.3 1728 171.7 1729 121.7 1730 78.3 1731 58.3 1732 18.3 1733 8.3 1734 26.7 1735 56.7 1736 116.7 1737 135 1738 185 1739 168.3 1740 121.7 1741 66.7 1742 33.3 1743 26.7 1744 8.3 1745 18.3 1746 36.7 1747 66.7 1748 100 1749 134.8 1750 139 1751 79.5 1752 79.7 1753 51.2 1754 20.3 1755 16 1756 17 1757 54 1758 79.3 1759 90 1760 104.8 1761 143.2 1762 102 1763 75.2 1764 60.7 1765 34.8 1766 19 1767 63 1768 116.3 1769 176.8 1770 168 1771 136 1772 110.8 1773 58 1774 51 1775 11.7 1776 33 1777 154.2 1778 257.3 1779 209.8 1780 141.3 1781 113.5 1782 64.2 1783 38 1784 17 1785 40.2 1786 138.2 1787 220 1788 218.2 1789 196.8 1790 149.8 1791 111 1792 100 1793 78.2 1794 68.3 1795 35.5 1796 26.7 1797 10.7 1798 6.8 1799 11.3 1800 24.2 1801 56.7 1802 75 1803 71.8 1804 79.2 1805 70.3 1806 46.8 1807 16.8 1808 13.5 1809 4.2 1810 0 1811 2.3 1812 8.3 1813 20.3 1814 23.2 1815 59 1816 76.3 1817 68.3 1818 52.9 1819 38.5 1820 24.2 1821 9.2 1822 6.3 1823 2.2 1824 11.4 1825 28.2 1826 59.9 1827 83 1828 108.5 1829 115.2 1830 117.4 1831 80.8 1832 44.3 1833 13.4 1834 19.5 1835 85.8 1836 192.7 1837 227.3 1838 168.7 1839 143 1840 105.5 1841 63.3 1842 40.3 1843 18.1 1844 25.1 1845 65.8 1846 102.7 1847 166.3 1848 208.3 1849 182.5 1850 126.3 1851 122 1852 102.7 1853 74.1 1854 39 1855 12.7 1856 8.2 1857 43.4 1858 104.4 1859 178.3 1860 182.2 1861 146.6 1862 112.1 1863 83.5 1864 89.2 1865 57.8 1866 30.7 1867 13.9 1868 62.8 1869 123.6 1870 232 1871 185.3 1872 169.2 1873 110.1 1874 74.5 1875 28.3 1876 18.9 1877 20.7 1878 5.7 1879 10 1880 53.7 1881 90.5 1882 99 1883 106.1 1884 105.8 1885 86.3 1886 42.4 1887 21.8 1888 11.2 1889 10.4 1890 11.8 1891 59.5 1892 121.7 1893 142 1894 130 1895 106.6 1896 69.4 1897 43.8 1898 44.4 1899 20.2 1900 15.7 1901 4.6 1902 8.5 1903 40.8 1904 70.1 1905 105.5 1906 90.1 1907 102.8 1908 80.9 1909 73.2 1910 30.9 1911 9.5 1912 6 1913 2.4 1914 16.1 1915 79 1916 95 1917 173.6 1918 134.6 1919 105.7 1920 62.7 1921 43.5 1922 23.7 1923 9.7 1924 27.9 1925 74 1926 106.5 1927 114.7 1928 129.7 1929 108.2 1930 59.4 1931 35.1 1932 18.6 1933 9.2 1934 14.6 1935 60.2 1936 132.8 1937 190.6 1938 182.6 1939 148 1940 113 1941 79.2 1942 50.8 1943 27.1 1944 16.1 1945 55.3 1946 154.3 1947 214.7 1948 193 1949 190.7 1950 118.9 1951 98.3 1952 45 1953 20.1 1954 6.6 1955 54.2 1956 200.7 1957 269.3 1958 261.7 1959 225.1 1960 159 1961 76.4 1962 53.4 1963 39.9 1964 15 1965 22 1966 66.8 1967 132.9 1968 150 1969 149.4 1970 148 1971 94.4 1972 97.6 1973 54.1 1974 49.2 1975 22.5 1976 18.4 1977 39.3 1978 131 1979 220.1 1980 218.9 1981 198.9 1982 162.4 1983 91 1984 60.5 1985 20.6 1986 14.8 1987 33.9 1988 123 1989 211.1 1990 191.8 1991 203.3 1992 133 1993 76.1 1994 44.9 1995 25.1 1996 11.6 1997 28.9 1998 88.3 1999 136.3 2000 173.9 2001 170.4 2002 163.6 2003 99.3 2004 65.3 2005 45.8 2006 24.7 2007 12.6 2008 4.2 2009 4.8 2010 24.9 2011 80.8 2012 84.5 2013 94 2014 113.3 2015 69.8 2016 39.8 2017 21.7 2018 7 2019 3.6 2020 8.8