AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Doomadgee, Queensland, Australia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -18.927, 138.480 · first seen 20 September 2026, 15:35 UTC
18,445 MWpeak summed radiative power, 22 Sep
975detections on that day
37 kmwidest extent of the group
5days in the record
First detected 20 September 2026, 15:35 UTC, 119 km SSW of Doomadgee. Last detected 24 September 2026, 16:58 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | 12,461 | 538 | 18 | 23% |
| 2026-09-21 | 15,051 | 889 | 25 | 53% |
| 2026-09-22 | 18,445 | 975 | 37 | 50% |
| 2026-09-23 | 8,761 | 453 | 13 | 21% |
| 2026-09-24 | 8,694 | 415 | 13 | 13% |
MW is fire radiative power summed over every detection grouped into the fire in a 24-hour window, across three satellites. Extent is the width of the group of detections, not a mapped perimeter. Night is the share of detections from the night pass. How these are measured.
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