Al Ahsa · ODLAR

Al Ahsa

Next 7 daysHigh58%

Annual mean: 0detections
Peak period: late September – mid November
Record year: 20185,516
Trend: +16%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +121%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
Year	Total
2001	3773
2002	3626
2003	3230
2004	3242
2005	3632
2006	3034
2007	3566
2008	3522
2009	3797
2010	3572
2011	3549
2012	2447
2013	2191
2014	2672
2015	2711
2016	3296
2017	4211
2018	5516
2019	5406
2020	4757
2021	4298
2022	3231
2023	4727
2024	5034
2025	4702
2026	3971

Next 7 days

High

0%

High

Expected detections: ~89.9

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

Sat36°

Sun36°

Mon35°

Tue35°

Wed35°

Thu35°

Fri35°

Season

late August – early June

Onset: late August
Peak: mid December
End: early June

Critical windows

late September – mid November
18% of annual activity
early December – early January
11% 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: +16%/10Raw: +121%/10

HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

6

2013
2,191
only 0.6× the normal annual activity
2019
5,406
peak 1.6× stronger than normal
2023
4,727
peak 1.5× stronger than normal
2024
5,034
peak 1.6× stronger than normal
2025
4,702
peak 1.6× stronger than normal
2026
3,971
peak 1.6× stronger than normal

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