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Machakos County

Next 7 daysLow17%
Annual mean
0detections
Peak period
late August – early November
Record year
2004164
Trend
−12%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +99%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
YearTotal
2001153
2002143
2003153
2004164
2005103
200667
2007159
200869
200963
201084
201188
201287
201377
201464
201590
201660
201756
201879
201990
202084
202166
202275
202388
202494
2025148
202665

Next 7 days

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Expected detections: ~2.8

  • Fires detected in recent days↑
  • An active part of the fire season↑
  • This year is more active than normal↑
  • Rain expected (20 mm)↓
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Right now

mid October

This week10

This week is more active than 92% of past years at this time

Year to date65
#17 of 26 yearsNormal: 70

Season

mid August – mid March

Onset
mid August
Peak
mid September
End
mid March

Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn

Critical windows

  • late August – early November

    42% of annual activity

  • mid February – early March

    8% of annual activity

The normal year vs 2026

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

25-year history

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

Harmonized: −12%/10Raw: +99%/10
HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

13

  • 2002

    143

    peak 3.0× stronger than normal

  • 2004

    164

    season began 6 weeks early

  • 2008

    69

    season began 3 weeks early

  • 2009

    63

    season began 3 weeks early

  • 2012

    87

    season began 4 weeks late

    season ended 6 weeks late

  • 2014

    64

    season began 4 weeks late

  • 2017

    56

    season began 4 weeks late

  • 2018

    79

    season began 3 weeks late

  • 2019

    90

    season began 11 weeks late

  • 2020

    84

    season began 4 weeks early

    season ended 16 weeks early

  • 2024

    94

    season began 3 weeks late

  • 2025

    148

    season began 5 weeks early

  • 2026

    65

    season began 5 weeks early

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One fire history for the Land of Fire.

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Data sources

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