Bale · ODLAR

Bale

Next 7 daysLow8%

Annual mean: 0detections
Peak period: early January – late March
Record year: 20084,640
Trend: +1%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +90%

Fire clock

Ring = year, slice = week. Click a ring to focus that year.

Total detections per year
Year	Total
2001	1285
2002	1207
2003	1136
2004	957
2005	766
2006	884
2007	2501
2008	4640
2009	1496
2010	1033
2011	2404
2012	1579
2013	1210
2014	1536
2015	2889
2016	975
2017	908
2018	794
2019	2066
2020	924
2021	1999
2022	1174
2023	873
2024	1799
2025	2084
2026	1036

Next 7 days

Low

0%

Low

Expected detections: ~0.8

An active part of the fire season↑
No rain expected in the coming days↑
This year is quieter than normal↓

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Season

mid January – late March

Onset: mid January
Peak: late February
End: late March

Critical windows

early January – late March
84% of annual activity

The normal year vs 2026

Bands show the 25-year range; the white line is this year so far.

Compare with

25-year history

The raw record jumps in 2012 when VIIRS arrives; the harmonized record does not.

Harmonized: +1%/10Raw: +90%/10

HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

17

2001
1,285
season ended 15 weeks late
2002
1,207
season ended 16 weeks late
2004
957
season began 3 weeks late
2005
766
season began 3 weeks early
season ended 12 weeks late
2006
884
season ended 13 weeks late
2007
2,501
season began 4 weeks early
2008
4,640
3.8× the normal annual activity
peak 3.8× stronger than normal
2010
1,033
season began 7 weeks early
2013
1,210
season began 3 weeks early
2015
2,889
2.4× the normal annual activity
peak 3.3× stronger than normal
2016
975
season ended 20 weeks late
2018
794
season began 3 weeks early
season ended 22 weeks late
2020
924
season began 4 weeks early
2023
873
season ended 22 weeks late
2024
1,799
season ended 19 weeks late
2025
2,084
season ended 18 weeks late
2026
1,036
season ended 22 weeks late

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