Fire season: about 18 weeks left · 0.0× the usual for this week
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1369 | 135 |
| 2002 | 860 | 117 |
| 2003 | 529 | 66 |
| 2004 | 1720 | 374 |
| 2005 | 958 | 204 |
| 2006 | 1057 | 227 |
| 2007 | 612 | 81 |
| 2008 | 1628 | 354 |
| 2009 | 684 | 102 |
| 2010 | 4422 | 889 |
| 2011 | 1078 | 229 |
| 2012 | 1306 | 1252 |
| 2013 | 1583 | 1583 |
| 2014 | 980 | 980 |
| 2015 | 1004 | 1004 |
| 2016 | 1248 | 1248 |
| 2017 | 1673 | 1673 |
| 2018 | 1544 | 3068 |
| 2019 | 1633 | 3176 |
| 2020 | 673 | 1332 |
| 2021 | 695 | 1413 |
| 2022 | 1395 | 2621 |
| 2023 | 860 | 1759 |
| 2024 | 629 | 1911 |
| 2025 | 2540 | 7508 |
| 2026 | 632 | 1854 |
Tap a week to see the detections behind it.
A detection is a heat signal seen from space, not burned area or a count of separate fires.
November vs a usual year
Weeks of 26 Oct – 8 Nov, compared with the same weeks of every year since 2001
Raw satellite data would say 1.3× the usual, because it joins MODIS and VIIRS as they are and VIIRS sees far more small fires. Corrected, it is 0.22×.
Next 7 days
0%
Low
Expected detections: ~4.2
Right now
This week is more active than 0% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~4.2 expected · usual 93
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~113 expected · usual 305
likely 22–512 · usual 0.2–685
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid August – early October
30% of annual activity
early November – late November
22% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 8.6× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 1.00).
Unusual years
2004
1,720
season ended 6 weeks early
2010
4,422
4.1× the normal annual activity
peak 8.0× stronger than normal
season began 3 weeks late
season ended 14 weeks early
2012
1,306
season began 8 weeks late
2018
1,544
season ended 6 weeks early
2021
695
season began 3 weeks early
2022
1,395
season began 4 weeks late
2024
629
season began 4 weeks late
2025
2,540
peak 4.7× stronger than normal
season began 4 weeks late
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