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RegionsSaudi Arabia

Al Kharj

Next 7 daysModerate27%
Annual mean
0detections
Peak period
early March – late March
Record year
2002770
Trend
−13%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +105%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
YearTotal
2001205
2002770
2003309
2004330
2005224
2006320
2007321
2008248
2009268
2010196
2011193
2012149
201395
2014155
2015163
2016165
2017120
2018274
2019253
2020293
2021275
2022387
2023220
2024246
2025216
2026141

Next 7 days

Moderate

Full risk view

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Moderate

Expected detections: ~3.6

  • Fires detected in recent days↑
  • An active part of the fire season↑
  • This year is more active than normal↑
Sat35°
Sun35°
Mon34°
Tue34°
Wed34°
Thu33°
Fri33°

Right now

mid October

This week6.0

This week is more active than 82% of past years at this time

Year to date141
#21 of 26 yearsNormal: 190

Season

late August – late May

Onset
late August
Peak
late September
End
late May

Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn

Critical windows

  • early March – late March

    10% of annual activity

  • mid September – early October

    8% of annual activity

  • mid April – late April

    7% 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: −13%/10Raw: +105%/10
HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

12

  • 2002

    770

    3.1× the normal annual activity

    peak 4.6× stronger than normal

    season ended 6 weeks early

  • 2004

    330

    season ended 4 weeks early

  • 2006

    320

    peak 2.3× stronger than normal

    season ended 3 weeks early

  • 2007

    321

    season ended 3 weeks late

  • 2012

    149

    season began 9 weeks late

  • 2013

    95

    only 0.4× the normal annual activity

    season began 6 weeks late

  • 2014

    155

    season ended 4 weeks late

  • 2016

    165

    season ended 7 weeks early

  • 2017

    120

    only 0.5× the normal annual activity

    season began 6 weeks early

  • 2023

    220

    season ended 12 weeks early

  • 2024

    246

    season ended 3 weeks late

  • 2026

    141

    season began 7 weeks late

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One fire history for the Land of Fire.

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Data sources

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