We show (under some hypothesis in small dimensions) that the analytic degree of the divisor of a modular form on the orthogonal group O(2, p) is determined by its weight. Moreover, we prove that certain integrals, occurring in Arakelov intersection theory, associated with modular forms on O(2, p) converge. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)