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Al Madinah Al Munawwarah

Next 7 daysExtreme99%
Annual mean
0detections
Peak period
mid November – mid December
Record year
2009114
Trend
−20%/ 10significant · on raw data: +87%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
YearTotal
200158
200257
200351
200452
200551
2006112
200750
200865
2009114
201052
201148
201269
201377
201428
201525
201668
201748
201839
201937
202081
202145
202224
202339
202421
202534
2026298

Next 7 days

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Extreme

Expected detections: ~13.3

  • This year is more active than normal↑
  • Fires detected in recent days↑
  • An active part of the fire season↑
Sat35°
Sun35°
Mon35°
Tue34°
Wed34°
Thu34°
Fri34°

Right now

mid October

This week12

This week is more active than 100% of past years at this time

Year to date298
#1 of 26 yearsNormal: 40

Season

late October – mid July

Onset
late October
Peak
mid April
End
mid July

Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn

Critical windows

  • mid November – mid December

    15% of annual activity

  • late March – mid April

    12% of annual activity

  • early July – mid July

    5% 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: −20%/10Raw: +87%/10
HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

14

  • 2006

    112

    2.2× the normal annual activity

    peak 7.2× stronger than normal

    season began 7 weeks late

  • 2009

    114

    2.3× the normal annual activity

    peak 7.4× stronger than normal

    season began 7 weeks late

  • 2012

    69

    peak 4.1× stronger than normal

  • 2013

    77

    peak 3.7× stronger than normal

  • 2014

    28

    season began 4 weeks early

  • 2015

    25

    season began 10 weeks late

  • 2016

    68

    season began 5 weeks late

  • 2017

    48

    season ended 9 weeks early

  • 2019

    37

    season began 5 weeks late

  • 2022

    24

    season began 3 weeks late

  • 2023

    39

    season began 5 weeks late

  • 2024

    21

    only 0.4× the normal annual activity

  • 2025

    34

    season ended 17 weeks early

  • 2026

    298

    5.9× the normal annual activity

    peak 6.9× stronger than normal

    season began 4 weeks early

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Data sources

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