AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Ngukurr, Northern Territory, Australia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -17.085, 134.936 · first seen 30 September 2026, 15:50 UTC
9,059 MWpeak summed radiative power, 1 Oct
743detections on that day
33 kmwidest extent of the group
3days in the record
First detected 30 September 2026, 15:50 UTC, 263 km S of Ngukurr. Last detected 2 October 2026, 16:52 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 8,762 | 531 | 33 | 7.0% |
| 2026-10-01 | 9,059 | 743 | 33 | 34% |
| 2026-10-02 | 3,050 | 402 | 18 | 17% |
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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