Turkana County · ODLAR

Turkana County

Next 7 daysModerate39%

Annual mean: 0detections
Peak period: mid December – early March
Record year: 20213,698
Trend: +31%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +64%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
Year	Total
2001	491
2002	360
2003	460
2004	305
2005	623
2006	335
2007	1386
2008	897
2009	583
2010	520
2011	431
2012	1708
2013	3265
2014	1352
2015	829
2016	907
2017	254
2018	1493
2019	1090
2020	1157
2021	3698
2022	492
2023	429
2024	743
2025	1522
2026	1319

Next 7 days

Moderate

0%

Moderate

Expected detections: ~10.4

Fires detected in recent days↑
An active part of the fire season↑
This year is more active than normal↑

Sat36°

Sun36°

Mon36°

Tue36°

Wed35°

Thu35°

Fri35°

Season

mid October – early March

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

Critical windows

mid December – early 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: +31%/10Raw: +64%/10

HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

7

2013
3,265
season began 13 weeks late
2014
1,352
season began 14 weeks late
2017
254
season began 13 weeks late
2018
1,493
season ended 9 weeks early
2019
1,090
season began 14 weeks late
2021
3,698
season began 14 weeks late
2026
1,319
season ended 12 weeks late

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