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Al Tuwal

Next 7 daysLow0%
Annual mean
0detections
Peak period
early December – late January
Record year
20125
Trend
−9%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +76%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
YearTotal
20012
20022
20032
20044
20054
20062
20072
20082
20092
20102
20112
20125
20132
20143
20153
20162
20173
20184
20190
20203
20215
20222
20230
20242
20250
20262

Next 7 days

Low

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0%

Low

Expected detections: ~0.1

  • Fires detected in recent days↑
  • No rain expected in the coming days↑
  • Outside the fire season↓
Sat36°
Sun35°
Mon35°
Tue37°
Wed36°
Thu34°
Fri35°

Right now

late October

This week0.0

This week is more active than 28% of past years at this time

Year to date2
#7 of 26 yearsNormal: 2

Season

early September – mid May

Onset
early September
Peak
mid December
End
mid May

Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn

Critical windows

  • early December – late January

    32% of annual activity

  • mid April – early May

    10% of annual activity

  • late August – early September

    9% 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: −9%/10Raw: +76%/10
HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

13

  • 2004

    4

    1.7× the normal annual activity

  • 2005

    4

    1.7× the normal annual activity

  • 2012

    5

    2.2× the normal annual activity

    season began 24 weeks late

  • 2013

    2

    season began 12 weeks late

  • 2014

    3

    season ended 38 weeks early

  • 2015

    3

    season began 13 weeks late

    season ended 7 weeks early

  • 2016

    2

    season began 15 weeks late

    season ended 19 weeks early

  • 2018

    4

    1.7× the normal annual activity

    season ended 7 weeks late

  • 2020

    3

    season began 13 weeks late

  • 2021

    5

    2.1× the normal annual activity

    season ended 17 weeks early

  • 2022

    2

    season began 11 weeks late

    season ended 22 weeks early

  • 2024

    2

    season began 11 weeks late

    season ended 23 weeks early

  • 2026

    2

    season ended 32 weeks early

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Built for the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026.

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Data sources

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