AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near St George Ranges, Western Australia, Australia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -20.290, 126.427 · first seen 22 September 2026, 15:56 UTC
25,144 MWpeak summed radiative power, 24 Sep
991detections on that day
33 kmwidest extent of the group
5days in the record
First detected 22 September 2026, 15:56 UTC, 212 km SE of St George Ranges. Last detected 27 September 2026, 17:43 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | 22,034 | 555 | 23 | 3.0% |
| 2026-09-23 | 22,293 | 672 | 25 | 20% |
| 2026-09-24 | 25,144 | 991 | 33 | 35% |
| 2026-09-26 | 10,915 | 255 | 22 | 22% |
| 2026-09-27 | 10,559 | 247 | 17 | 26% |
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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