Quiet now. The season usually starts mid February
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 157 | 25 |
| 2002 | 120 | 24 |
| 2003 | 62 | 9 |
| 2004 | 114 | 28 |
| 2005 | 74 | 15 |
| 2006 | 121 | 24 |
| 2007 | 51 | 4 |
| 2008 | 92 | 12 |
| 2009 | 111 | 18 |
| 2010 | 69 | 8 |
| 2011 | 102 | 15 |
| 2012 | 75 | 73 |
| 2013 | 84 | 84 |
| 2014 | 117 | 117 |
| 2015 | 74 | 74 |
| 2016 | 77 | 77 |
| 2017 | 88 | 88 |
| 2018 | 77 | 126 |
| 2019 | 156 | 276 |
| 2020 | 113 | 234 |
| 2021 | 111 | 238 |
| 2022 | 88 | 193 |
| 2023 | 99 | 202 |
| 2024 | 77 | 238 |
| 2025 | 135 | 415 |
| 2026 | 100 | 309 |
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
Next 7 days
0%
Low
Expected detections: ~0.1
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.1 expected · usual 0.7
Next 3 months
About usual
~4.2 expected · usual 5.7
likely 1.9–15 · usual 0.0–13
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
early February – late March
42% of annual activity
early July – early August
20% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 8.6× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.82).
Unusual years
2001
157
season ended 5 weeks late
2009
111
season ended 3 weeks early
2010
69
season ended 4 weeks late
2012
75
season ended 7 weeks early
2014
117
season ended 9 weeks early
2015
74
season began 3 weeks early
season ended 3 weeks early
2017
88
season began 3 weeks late
2018
77
season began 3 weeks early
2020
113
season ended 4 weeks early
2024
77
season ended 6 weeks late
2025
135
season ended 7 weeks early
Right now
This week is more active than 22% of past years at this time