[Paine in the Neck]

Cycle 24 topped out around 120. Cycle 25 is looking about 65. So the Dalton Minimum was lower at under 50

The current cycle is 24. It had a monthly peak value of about 95 back in Nov(?) 2011. The smoothed curve gives peak value of maybe 65 around Feb 2012. Current monthly value is under 40, which is less than half of the (downward revised) prediction. The predictions for SC24 have been so far off that I wouldn't even consider what they say about SC25.. Let me just say that I moved from MA to TX just in case. ;^}

[thackney]

Welcome to Texas.

Has anyone explained the difference between a “Yankee” and a “damned Yankee” yet?

[Southack]

It is also worth pointing out that all sunspots are counted...which with our solar satellites and modern telescopes amounts to seeing more than what science could detect 400 years ago.

If you only count sunspots today that are large enough to have been detected 400 years ago, then SC24 would have a smaller count.