North Western Zone · ODLAR

North Western Zone

Next 7 daysVery high76%

Annual mean: 0detections
Peak period: mid January – late March
Record year: 20022,264
Trend: −35%/ 10significant · on raw data: +88%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
Year	Total
2001	2053
2002	2264
2003	1542
2004	1805
2005	1494
2006	1289
2007	1736
2008	1907
2009	1009
2010	580
2011	974
2012	1038
2013	916
2014	738
2015	824
2016	301
2017	949
2018	792
2019	738
2020	1155
2021	788
2022	826
2023	1549
2024	1190
2025	826
2026	586

Next 7 days

Very high

0%

Very high

Expected detections: ~62.4

Fires detected in recent days↑
An active part of the fire season↑
Dry air (18%)↑

Sat35°

Sun37°

Mon36°

Tue35°

Wed35°

Thu35°

Fri35°

Season

mid November – mid April

Onset: mid November
Peak: early March
End: mid April

Critical windows

mid January – late March
45% of annual activity
mid December – early January
11% 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: −35%/10Raw: +88%/10

HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

9

2002
2,264
2.2× the normal annual activity
season ended 4 weeks late
2004
1,805
season ended 3 weeks late
2008
1,907
peak 2.1× stronger than normal
2013
916
season began 6 weeks late
2014
738
season began 6 weeks late
2015
824
season began 6 weeks late
2016
301
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
2017
949
season ended 3 weeks early
2025
826
season ended 4 weeks late

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