Kwale · ODLAR

Kwale

Next 7 daysModerate37%

Annual mean: 0detections
Peak period: early January – late March
Record year: 20073,691
Trend: −40%/ 10significant · on raw data: +68%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
Year	Total
2001	1202
2002	406
2003	2965
2004	858
2005	2111
2006	680
2007	3691
2008	1001
2009	519
2010	909
2011	838
2012	1357
2013	378
2014	433
2015	967
2016	639
2017	186
2018	288
2019	718
2020	665
2021	477
2022	142
2023	248
2024	646
2025	558
2026	365

Next 7 days

Moderate

0%

Moderate

Expected detections: ~5.3

Fires detected in recent days↑
An active part of the fire season↑
This year is more active than normal↑
Rain expected (24 mm)↓

Sat32°

Sun33°

Mon32°

Tue32°

Wed32°

Thu32°

Fri32°

Season

mid January – late August

Onset: mid January
Peak: early March
End: late August

Critical windows

early January – late March
64% 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: −40%/10Raw: +68%/10

HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

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2003
2,965
4.5× the normal annual activity
peak 4.8× stronger than normal
2005
2,111
peak 6.0× stronger than normal
2007
3,691
5.5× the normal annual activity
peak 5.6× stronger than normal
2013
378
season ended 21 weeks early
2014
433
season ended 20 weeks early
2015
967
season ended 19 weeks early
2017
186
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season ended 18 weeks early
2019
718
season ended 20 weeks early
2020
665
season began 9 weeks late
2022
142
only 0.2× the normal annual activity

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