I'm sure this has been mentioned already, but Drudge Report is currently declaring (via msnbc) that AR 1564 "unleashed an intense solar flare", referring to an M1 flare.

Really Drudge/MSNBC? Intense? Haha. Oh boy was I disappointed. Hope you all are well here, I'm still waiting for activity to pick up again before I post much! <3

PS. the sunspot # was 40.8 for December, the lowest since February 2012 [link to solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov]