Quiet now. The season usually starts early March
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23 | 0 |
| 2002 | 21 | 0 |
| 2003 | 19 | 0 |
| 2004 | 23 | 0 |
| 2005 | 21 | 0 |
| 2006 | 22 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | 0 |
| 2008 | 22 | 0 |
| 2009 | 19 | 0 |
| 2010 | 23 | 0 |
| 2011 | 26 | 2 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 |
| 2014 | 21 | 21 |
| 2015 | 37 | 37 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 |
| 2018 | 25 | 43 |
| 2019 | 33 | 71 |
| 2020 | 18 | 32 |
| 2021 | 11 | 21 |
| 2022 | 10 | 18 |
| 2023 | 12 | 27 |
| 2024 | 12 | 39 |
| 2025 | 28 | 96 |
| 2026 | 32 | 62 |
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: ~0.0
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low<0.1 expected · usual <0.1
Next 3 months
About usual
~0.3 expected · usual 0.8
likely 0.0–2.5 · usual 0.0–0.8
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
late June – late August
40% of annual activity
mid March – late March
9% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 24.6× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.21).
Unusual years
2012
16
season ended 3 weeks early
2013
27
season began 3 weeks late
season ended 5 weeks early
2014
21
season began 3 weeks early
2015
37
1.8× the normal annual activity
peak 5.0× stronger than normal
season began 4 weeks late
2016
21
season ended 5 weeks early
2017
26
peak 2.8× stronger than normal
2018
25
peak 2.3× stronger than normal
2019
33
peak 3.0× stronger than normal
season began 13 weeks late
2021
11
only 0.5× the normal annual activity
2022
10
only 0.5× the normal annual activity
season ended 16 weeks early
2023
12
only 0.6× the normal annual activity
season ended 8 weeks early
2024
12
only 0.6× the normal annual activity
season began 10 weeks early
2025
28
season ended 4 weeks late
2026
32
peak 2.3× stronger than normal
season began 12 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 28% of past years at this time