Fire season: about 13 weeks left · 0.0× the usual for this week
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 391 | 42 |
| 2002 | 112 | 20 |
| 2003 | 104 | 25 |
| 2004 | 566 | 150 |
| 2005 | 119 | 28 |
| 2006 | 263 | 81 |
| 2007 | 74 | 11 |
| 2008 | 250 | 41 |
| 2009 | 51 | 5 |
| 2010 | 879 | 151 |
| 2011 | 89 | 18 |
| 2012 | 240 | 211 |
| 2013 | 433 | 433 |
| 2014 | 124 | 124 |
| 2015 | 120 | 120 |
| 2016 | 264 | 264 |
| 2017 | 218 | 218 |
| 2018 | 211 | 440 |
| 2019 | 226 | 418 |
| 2020 | 107 | 219 |
| 2021 | 212 | 408 |
| 2022 | 232 | 401 |
| 2023 | 83 | 150 |
| 2024 | 66 | 164 |
| 2025 | 243 | 721 |
| 2026 | 68 | 194 |
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 1.0× the usual, because it joins MODIS and VIIRS as they are and VIIRS sees far more small fires. Corrected, it is 0.16×.
Next 7 days
0%
Low
Expected detections: ~0.5
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.5 expected · usual 5.2
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~27 expected · usual 58
likely 5.0–113 · usual 0.0–144
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
early September – early October
26% of annual activity
late November – early December
17% of annual activity
late October – early November
14% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 5.9× its earlier level (p 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 1.00).
Unusual years
2010
879
peak 7.9× stronger than normal
2012
240
season began 11 weeks late
2020
107
season began 10 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 10% of past years at this time