Abqaiq · ODLAR

Abqaiq

Next 7 daysHigh58%

Annual mean: 0detections
Peak period: mid October – late October
Record year: 2021703
Trend: −7%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +107%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
Year	Total
2001	482
2002	577
2003	501
2004	653
2005	486
2006	445
2007	495
2008	691
2009	599
2010	644
2011	505
2012	381
2013	272
2014	233
2015	314
2016	435
2017	542
2018	552
2019	287
2020	440
2021	703
2022	600
2023	507
2024	383
2025	422
2026	428

Next 7 days

High

0%

High

Expected detections: ~17.9

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

Sat35°

Sun35°

Mon35°

Tue35°

Wed35°

Thu35°

Fri34°

Season

mid September – early July

Onset: mid September
Peak: mid October
End: early July

Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn

Critical windows

mid October – late October
7% of annual activity
late May – early June
7% of annual activity
mid December – early January
7% 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: −7%/10Raw: +107%/10

HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

8

2008
691
peak 2.3× stronger than normal
2012
381
season began 3 weeks late
2013
272
only 0.6× the normal annual activity
season began 5 weeks late
2014
233
only 0.5× the normal annual activity
2018
552
season began 7 weeks late
2019
287
only 0.6× the normal annual activity
2022
600
season began 3 weeks late
2024
383
season began 3 weeks early

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