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Al Ula

Next 7 daysLow6%
Annual mean
0detections
Peak period
early November – early December
Record year
202048
Trend
−8%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +87%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
YearTotal
200115
200214
200314
200414
200518
200616
200719
200814
200914
201016
201114
20129
20137
201414
201513
201612
201714
201823
201917
202048
202111
20228
20233
202411
202517
20266

Next 7 days

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Expected detections: ~0.2

  • Fires detected in recent days↑
  • An active part of the fire season↑
  • Dry air (16%)↑
  • This year is quieter than normal↓
Sat30°
Sun30°
Mon30°
Tue32°
Wed29°
Thu30°
Fri28°

Right now

late October

This week0.0

This week is more active than 20% of past years at this time

Year to date6
#22 of 26 yearsNormal: 11

Season

late October – early August

Onset
late October
Peak
late November
End
early August

Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn

Critical windows

  • early November – early December

    13% of annual activity

  • mid January – early February

    9% of annual activity

  • mid March – late March

    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: −8%/10Raw: +87%/10
HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

15

  • 2006

    16

    season began 4 weeks early

  • 2007

    19

    season ended 3 weeks late

  • 2012

    9

    season began 4 weeks late

    season ended 3 weeks late

  • 2013

    7

    only 0.5× the normal annual activity

    season ended 3 weeks late

  • 2014

    14

    season ended 26 weeks early

  • 2015

    13

    season began 16 weeks late

  • 2016

    12

    season ended 5 weeks early

  • 2017

    14

    season ended 4 weeks early

  • 2018

    23

    1.6× the normal annual activity

    season began 3 weeks early

  • 2020

    48

    3.4× the normal annual activity

    peak 3.8× stronger than normal

    season ended 4 weeks late

  • 2021

    11

    season began 14 weeks late

  • 2022

    8

    only 0.6× the normal annual activity

    season began 5 weeks late

    season ended 17 weeks early

  • 2023

    3

    only 0.2× the normal annual activity

    season ended 15 weeks early

  • 2024

    11

    season began 13 weeks late

  • 2026

    6

    only 0.4× the normal annual activity

    season began 11 weeks late

    season ended 12 weeks early

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