How long did the Carico fire last?

It burned between 26 July 2016 and 26 July 2016: 1 day, according to the start date recorded by United States agencies (MTBS / NIFC) and the heat detections seen by satellite.

How much area did it burn?

The official perimeter published by United States agencies (MTBS / NIFC) is 1,811 hectares (18.1 km²). Other tallies, such as daily incident reports, may give slightly different figures.

Which counties burned?

The fire only entered Lander (1,805 ha, 0.1 %).

What was the weather like?

During the fire the temperature reached 38.3 °C, humidity dropped to 2 % and gusts hit 80 km/h. The fire danger index (FWI) reached 63, class Extreme.

Where does this data come from?

From the official burnt perimeter of United States agencies (MTBS / NIFC, public domain), NASA FIRMS VIIRS hotspots and the administrative boundaries of United States. It is not an official report.

US · United States · 2016-07-26 → 2016-07-26

Carico Fire, July 2016 Lander

Out · last measured on 26 Jul 2016

The fire started on 26 July 2016 in Lander, United States, and satellites saw it burning for 1 day. United States agencies (MTBS / NIFC) mapped an official burnt perimeter of 1,811 hectares, spread across a single county.

It is the 117th largest in Nevada since 2016 (of 237 with a page). Number 172 in United States in 2016, of 475.

Burnt area: 1,811ha; official perimeter (MTBS / NIFC)
Duration: 1day; 26 Jul 2016 – 26 Jul 2016
Municipalities hit: 1; counties
Started on: 26 Jul; 2016
Heat detections: 1; in a single hotspot: 3 MW
Danger at start: 62; Extreme · FWI index

HOTSPOTS BY DAY 26 Jul26 Jul

The weather it burned in

38°high

80km/h · peak gust

2%lowest humidity

It had gone 43 days without rain (1 mm or more) when it started. Rain came after the fire: 4.7 mm on 16 Nov.

This area had burned before

No earlier perimeters overlap this fire since 2016, when the satellite record begins.

What happened to each town

Lander where it started

1,805 ha reached on 15 Nov

0.1 %

Burnt area inside each county, from crossing the official perimeter with administrative boundaries. The distance is from the town centre to the nearest fire: staying a kilometre away does not mean it reached the houses.

The weather day by day

ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at the fire location, the standard reference for past weather, and the Canadian Fire Weather Index (the same system Copernicus uses), computed by WorldFires from that data. Days after the fire run until the first rain.

Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5)

Day	High	Min. humidity	Peak gust	Rain	Danger (FWI)
26 Jul	35.6 °C	6 %	38 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 62
27 Jul after	37.8 °C	6 %	38 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 63
28 Jul after	38.3 °C	7 %	26 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 55
29 Jul after	35.5 °C	11 %	28 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 54
30 Jul after	33.9 °C	14 %	46 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 60
31 Jul after	34.0 °C	10 %	42 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 59
1 Aug after	34.5 °C	7 %	37 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 57
2 Aug after	34.2 °C	7 %	42 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 58
3 Aug after	32.3 °C	6 %	32 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 56
4 Aug after	33.0 °C	6 %	31 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 51
5 Aug after	29.5 °C	26 %	34 km/h	4.1 mm	Low 11
6 Aug after	29.9 °C	10 %	31 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 40
7 Aug after	28.3 °C	6 %	38 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 49
8 Aug after	30.4 °C	6 %	45 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 56
9 Aug after	28.0 °C	9 %	40 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 53
10 Aug after	27.9 °C	11 %	33 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 48
11 Aug after	30.4 °C	9 %	24 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 45
12 Aug after	32.6 °C	6 %	25 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 48
13 Aug after	34.2 °C	6 %	23 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 47
14 Aug after	35.7 °C	6 %	42 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 61
15 Aug after	31.3 °C	10 %	30 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 49
16 Aug after	34.1 °C	7 %	31 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 50
17 Aug after	32.8 °C	9 %	32 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 50
18 Aug after	32.8 °C	10 %	30 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 52
19 Aug after	34.0 °C	8 %	34 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 56
20 Aug after	33.6 °C	6 %	33 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 55
21 Aug after	33.5 °C	5 %	38 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 58
22 Aug after	30.3 °C	7 %	44 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 62
23 Aug after	29.8 °C	13 %	53 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 61
24 Aug after	29.1 °C	8 %	38 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 53
25 Aug after	27.8 °C	9 %	31 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 50
26 Aug after	28.6 °C	9 %	40 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 54
27 Aug after	29.9 °C	10 %	38 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 56
28 Aug after	31.2 °C	8 %	34 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 52
29 Aug after	32.6 °C	8 %	30 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 50
30 Aug after	33.1 °C	8 %	42 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 57
31 Aug after	32.7 °C	10 %	46 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 58
1 Sept after	30.4 °C	10 %	44 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 60
2 Sept after	27.2 °C	9 %	39 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 57
3 Sept after	22.9 °C	18 %	36 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 44
4 Sept after	20.5 °C	19 %	60 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 53
5 Sept after	21.6 °C	15 %	27 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 38
6 Sept after	25.5 °C	10 %	38 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 47
7 Sept after	27.4 °C	12 %	27 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 41
8 Sept after	28.7 °C	13 %	36 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 45
9 Sept after	27.5 °C	10 %	31 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 43
10 Sept after	30.7 °C	10 %	34 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 48
11 Sept after	29.2 °C	13 %	50 km/h	0.1 mm	Extreme 56
12 Sept after	23.4 °C	17 %	48 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 51
13 Sept after	13.4 °C	40 %	37 km/h	10.4 mm	Very low 1
14 Sept after	17.5 °C	30 %	34 km/h	0.0 mm	Low 8
15 Sept after	21.6 °C	26 %	19 km/h	0.0 mm	Moderate 16
16 Sept after	23.5 °C	23 %	17 km/h	0.0 mm	High 21
17 Sept after	26.2 °C	12 %	27 km/h	0.0 mm	High 34
18 Sept after	29.3 °C	10 %	38 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 44
19 Sept after	29.8 °C	11 %	41 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 46
20 Sept after	29.9 °C	11 %	38 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 45
21 Sept after	23.1 °C	22 %	44 km/h	4.0 mm	Low 10
22 Sept after	14.1 °C	20 %	49 km/h	3.5 mm	Low 6
23 Sept after	15.7 °C	27 %	49 km/h	0.0 mm	Moderate 14
24 Sept after	21.2 °C	17 %	28 km/h	0.0 mm	High 22
25 Sept after	24.2 °C	16 %	32 km/h	0.0 mm	High 29
26 Sept after	27.4 °C	15 %	26 km/h	0.0 mm	High 30
27 Sept after	29.1 °C	12 %	16 km/h	0.0 mm	High 31
28 Sept after	29.1 °C	9 %	32 km/h	0.0 mm	High 36
29 Sept after	26.2 °C	13 %	36 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 41
30 Sept after	27.5 °C	10 %	42 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 49
1 Oct after	21.9 °C	16 %	36 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 40
2 Oct after	20.1 °C	10 %	58 km/h	0.0 mm	Extreme 50
3 Oct after	11.3 °C	24 %	47 km/h	0.2 mm	High 37
4 Oct after	12.9 °C	28 %	40 km/h	0.0 mm	High 30
5 Oct after	12.8 °C	22 %	38 km/h	0.0 mm	High 31
6 Oct after	16.0 °C	17 %	17 km/h	0.0 mm	High 24
7 Oct after	21.1 °C	9 %	17 km/h	0.0 mm	High 30
8 Oct after	24.4 °C	6 %	20 km/h	0.0 mm	High 36
9 Oct after	25.4 °C	6 %	29 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 42
10 Oct after	22.2 °C	11 %	35 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 45
11 Oct after	21.0 °C	9 %	38 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 47
12 Oct after	21.8 °C	14 %	20 km/h	0.0 mm	High 37
13 Oct after	22.8 °C	12 %	40 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 46
14 Oct after	20.6 °C	15 %	72 km/h	2.3 mm	High 23
15 Oct after	22.8 °C	19 %	70 km/h	0.0 mm	Very high 42
16 Oct after	15.4 °C	50 %	62 km/h	10.6 mm	Very low 2
17 Oct after	11.2 °C	44 %	78 km/h	7.5 mm	Very low 0
18 Oct after	10.4 °C	46 %	48 km/h	0.2 mm	Very low 4
19 Oct after	13.0 °C	33 %	23 km/h	0.0 mm	Very low 4
20 Oct after	19.6 °C	21 %	16 km/h	0.0 mm	Low 10
21 Oct after	21.6 °C	18 %	25 km/h	0.0 mm	Moderate 17
22 Oct after	21.0 °C	17 %	26 km/h	0.0 mm	Moderate 20
23 Oct after	22.7 °C	2 %	42 km/h	0.0 mm	High 34
24 Oct after	18.2 °C	29 %	59 km/h	0.5 mm	High 28
25 Oct after	19.5 °C	29 %	32 km/h	0.0 mm	High 22
26 Oct after	24.3 °C	15 %	37 km/h	0.0 mm	High 27
27 Oct after	19.9 °C	27 %	49 km/h	0.6 mm	High 22
28 Oct after	13.4 °C	64 %	42 km/h	14.0 mm	Very low 0
29 Oct after	18.7 °C	36 %	37 km/h	0.0 mm	Very low 2
30 Oct after	16.3 °C	62 %	80 km/h	13.6 mm	Very low 0
31 Oct after	13.3 °C	36 %	27 km/h	0.3 mm	Very low 1
1 Nov after	9.8 °C	54 %	41 km/h	0.6 mm	Very low 1
2 Nov after	13.1 °C	43 %	18 km/h	0.0 mm	Very low 2
3 Nov after	16.7 °C	35 %	17 km/h	0.0 mm	Very low 5
4 Nov after	19.2 °C	26 %	16 km/h	0.0 mm	Low 8
5 Nov after	19.0 °C	32 %	22 km/h	0.0 mm	Low 9
6 Nov after	17.2 °C	27 %	20 km/h	0.0 mm	Low 10
7 Nov after	19.0 °C	28 %	19 km/h	0.0 mm	Low 11
8 Nov after	21.7 °C	21 %	20 km/h	0.0 mm	Moderate 13
9 Nov after	20.5 °C	22 %	17 km/h	0.0 mm	Moderate 13
10 Nov after	20.4 °C	22 %	14 km/h	0.0 mm	Moderate 14
11 Nov after	19.5 °C	25 %	22 km/h	0.0 mm	Moderate 15
12 Nov after	18.0 °C	24 %	30 km/h	0.0 mm	Moderate 17
13 Nov after	17.6 °C	24 %	20 km/h	0.0 mm	Moderate 16
14 Nov after	20.1 °C	15 %	24 km/h	0.0 mm	Moderate 18
15 Nov after	20.5 °C	13 %	32 km/h	0.0 mm	High 22
16 Nov after	10.7 °C	42 %	45 km/h	4.7 mm	Very low 1

Before and after, from space

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Before · 19 Jul 2016

After · 2 Aug 2016

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Frequently asked questions

How long did the Carico fire last?: It burned between 26 July 2016 and 26 July 2016: 1 day, according to the start date recorded by United States agencies (MTBS / NIFC) and the heat detections seen by satellite.
How much area did it burn?: The official perimeter published by United States agencies (MTBS / NIFC) is 1,811 hectares (18.1 km²). Other tallies, such as daily incident reports, may give slightly different figures.
Which counties burned?: The fire only entered Lander (1,805 ha, 0.1 %).
What was the weather like?: During the fire the temperature reached 38.3 °C, humidity dropped to 2 % and gusts hit 80 km/h. The fire danger index (FWI) reached 63, class Extreme.
Where does this data come from?: From the official burnt perimeter of United States agencies (MTBS / NIFC, public domain), NASA FIRMS VIIRS hotspots and the administrative boundaries of United States. It is not an official report.

Where to verify it

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Where this data comes from

The perimeter is official and in the public domain. For past years it comes from MTBS (Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity), run by the U.S. Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service, which map it on Landsat and Sentinel-2 imagery. For the current and last year it comes from WFIGS at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC): incident perimeters mapped by fire crews, aircraft and imagery. Heat detections come from the VIIRS sensors aboard Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20, distributed by NASA FIRMS at 375 m resolution. County boundaries come from geoBoundaries ADM2 (Public Domain). The area per county is computed by WorldFires by crossing the perimeter with those boundaries, so it may differ slightly from official figures.

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