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Rafha

Next 7 daysLow6%
Annual mean
0detections
Peak period
early September – late October
Record year
202535
Trend
+3%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +99%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
YearTotal
200110
20029
20038
20049
20059
20069
20079
20089
20099
20109
20118
20127
20139
20144
20155
20167
20177
201810
20196
202025
202114
20226
202313
202415
202535
20263

Next 7 days

Low

Full risk view

0%

Low

Expected detections: ~0.3

  • Fires detected in recent days↑
  • An active part of the fire season↑
  • A dry month (5 mm)↑
  • This year is quieter than normal↓
Sat32°
Sun34°
Mon30°
Tue30°
Wed32°
Thu28°
Fri29°

Right now

late October

This week0.0

This week is more active than 24% of past years at this time

Year to date3
#25 of 26 yearsNormal: 7

Season

mid February – early November

Onset
mid February
Peak
mid September
End
early November

Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn

Critical windows

  • early September – late October

    27% of annual activity

  • early April – mid April

    10% of annual activity

  • early March – early March

    6% 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: +3%/10Raw: +99%/10
HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

14

  • 2012

    7

    season began 3 weeks late

  • 2013

    9

    season began 12 weeks late

    season ended 3 weeks early

  • 2014

    4

    only 0.5× the normal annual activity

    season began 6 weeks late

  • 2015

    5

    only 0.6× the normal annual activity

    season ended 3 weeks late

  • 2016

    7

    season ended 11 weeks early

  • 2017

    7

    season began 6 weeks early

    season ended 5 weeks early

  • 2018

    10

    season began 3 weeks late

  • 2019

    6

    season began 3 weeks late

    season ended 7 weeks early

  • 2020

    25

    2.9× the normal annual activity

    peak 7.5× stronger than normal

  • 2021

    14

    1.6× the normal annual activity

    season began 4 weeks early

  • 2022

    6

    season began 5 weeks late

    season ended 6 weeks late

  • 2024

    15

    1.7× the normal annual activity

    season began 6 weeks early

    season ended 3 weeks late

  • 2025

    35

    4.0× the normal annual activity

    peak 4.0× stronger than normal

    season began 4 weeks late

    season ended 17 weeks early

  • 2026

    3

    only 0.3× the normal annual activity

    season began 15 weeks late

    season ended 8 weeks early

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Data sources

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