Table 4: Average properties of the WLF and non-WLF samples. ^a From Solar Geophysical Data in millionths of a solar hemisphere; ^b Active region class was calculated by assigning values to the different classifications as follows: BGD/BD = 4; BG/BP = 3; B = 2 and A = 1.
Average properties - WLFs Average properties - non-WLFS

Latitude 12.7 $\pm$ 3.0 Latitude 13.4 $\pm$ 5.8

Latitude (S) 12.8 $\pm$ 2.7 Latitude (S) 13.4 $\pm$ 6.6

Latitude (N) 12.5 $\pm$ 4.2 Latitude (N) 13.5 $\pm$ 4.8

# flares in South 22 # flares in South 19

# flares in North 6 # flares in North 12

Central Meridian Distance 48 $\pm$ 24 Central Meridian Distance 48 $\pm$ 29

Corrected area^a 694 $\pm$ 640 Corrected area^a 578 $\pm$ 536

AR class^b 2.8 AR class^b 2.7

H $\alpha$ classification 72% B, 20 % N, 8% F H $\alpha$ classification 40% F, 32% N & 20% B

GOES class M7.5 GOES class M2.2

Type II association 6/28 Type II association 2/31

Type III association 18/28 Type III association 11/31

**Table 4:** Average properties of the WLF and non-WLF samples. ^a From Solar Geophysical Data in millionths of a solar hemisphere; ^b Active region class was calculated by assigning values to the different classifications as follows: BGD/BD = 4; BG/BP = 3; B = 2 and A = 1.
Average properties - WLFs		Average properties - non-WLFS
Latitude	12.7 $\pm$ 3.0	Latitude	13.4 $\pm$ 5.8
Latitude (S)	12.8 $\pm$ 2.7	Latitude (S)	13.4 $\pm$ 6.6
Latitude (N)	12.5 $\pm$ 4.2	Latitude (N)	13.5 $\pm$ 4.8
# flares in South	22	# flares in South	19
# flares in North	6	# flares in North	12
Central Meridian Distance	48 $\pm$ 24	Central Meridian Distance	48 $\pm$ 29
Corrected area^a	694 $\pm$ 640	Corrected area^a	578 $\pm$ 536
AR class^b	2.8	AR class^b	2.7
H $\alpha$ classification	72% B, 20 % N, 8% F	H $\alpha$ classification	40% F, 32% N & 20% B
GOES class	M7.5	GOES class	M2.2
Type II association	6/28	Type II association	2/31
Type III association	18/28	Type III association	11/31

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