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Rijal Almaa

Next 7 daysLow0%
Annual mean
0detections
Peak period
late May – late June
Record year
200815
Trend
−4%/ 10not significant · on raw data: +74%

Fire clock

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

Total detections per year
YearTotal
20014
20023
20033
20043
20053
200610
20073
200815
20097
20103
20115
201212
20134
201410
201511
20164
20179
20186
20193
20202
20210
20224
20234
20242
20255
20260

Next 7 days

Low

Full risk view

0%

Low

Expected detections: ~0.0

  • No rain expected in the coming days↑
  • Outside the fire season↓
Sat32°
Sun32°
Mon31°
Tue31°
Wed31°
Thu31°
Fri31°

Right now

mid October

This week0.0

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

Year to date0
#25 of 26 yearsNormal: 4

Season

mid February – mid October

Onset
mid February
Peak
mid June
End
mid October

Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn

Critical windows

  • late May – late June

    22% of annual activity

  • mid September – mid October

    18% of annual activity

  • mid March – late March

    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: −4%/10Raw: +74%/10
HarmonizedNaive merged record90% uncertainty

Unusual years

13

  • 2006

    10

    2.5× the normal annual activity

    season ended 10 weeks early

  • 2008

    15

    3.7× the normal annual activity

  • 2012

    12

    3.0× the normal annual activity

    season ended 10 weeks early

  • 2014

    10

    2.5× the normal annual activity

  • 2015

    11

    2.8× the normal annual activity

    season began 17 weeks late

  • 2017

    9

    2.3× the normal annual activity

  • 2018

    6

    season ended 28 weeks early

  • 2019

    3

    season ended 16 weeks early

  • 2020

    2

    season ended 18 weeks early

  • 2022

    4

    season ended 23 weeks early

  • 2023

    4

    season ended 25 weeks early

  • 2024

    2

    season ended 17 weeks early

  • 2025

    5

    season began 16 weeks late

    season ended 14 weeks early

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Data sources

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