sun spot the size of Jupiter

At http://spaceweather.com (scroll down to October 22nd) is reporting on a sun spot that is reputed to be as big as the planet Jupiter – which is very big. The same story pops up and http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/10/22/solar-flare-danger-massive-sunspot… … where the comments are their usual knowledgeable kind and we learn that although the size of this sun spot is remarkable as far as the current sun cycle is concerned, historically it is no big deal.