Al Aflaj

Next 7 daysLow19%

Annual mean: 0detections
Peak period: mid September – early October
Record year: 200771
Trend: −9%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +105%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
Year	Total
2001	46
2002	37
2003	50
2004	33
2005	33
2006	40
2007	71
2008	39
2009	56
2010	37
2011	31
2012	47
2013	29
2014	25
2015	23
2016	49
2017	32
2018	53
2019	32
2020	29
2021	33
2022	45
2023	33
2024	30
2025	39
2026	38

Next 7 days

Low

Full risk view

Low

Expected detections: ~0.8

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

Sat34°

Sun34°

Mon33°

Tue33°

Wed33°

Thu33°

Fri33°

Right now

mid October

This week0.0

This week is more active than 18% of past years at this time

Year to date38

#7 of 26 yearsNormal: 31

Season

mid September – mid July

Onset: mid September
Peak: mid September
End: mid July

Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn

Critical windows

mid September – early October
12% of annual activity
early May – late May
8% of annual activity
mid July – late July
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: −9%/10Raw: +105%/10

HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

4

2007
71
1.9× the normal annual activity
peak 4.9× stronger than normal
2012
47
season ended 6 weeks early
2022
45
season began 15 weeks late
season ended 6 weeks early
2024
30
season ended 6 weeks early

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