Quiet now. The season usually starts late January
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 178 | 22 |
| 2002 | 136 | 37 |
| 2003 | 67 | 17 |
| 2004 | 108 | 32 |
| 2005 | 61 | 15 |
| 2006 | 71 | 22 |
| 2007 | 50 | 6 |
| 2008 | 90 | 28 |
| 2009 | 130 | 44 |
| 2010 | 55 | 9 |
| 2011 | 88 | 24 |
| 2012 | 57 | 53 |
| 2013 | 106 | 106 |
| 2014 | 71 | 71 |
| 2015 | 151 | 151 |
| 2016 | 106 | 106 |
| 2017 | 89 | 89 |
| 2018 | 94 | 177 |
| 2019 | 164 | 288 |
| 2020 | 160 | 335 |
| 2021 | 119 | 240 |
| 2022 | 96 | 182 |
| 2023 | 146 | 312 |
| 2024 | 72 | 230 |
| 2025 | 155 | 445 |
| 2026 | 82 | 255 |
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 0.2
Next 3 months
About usual
~11 expected · usual 12
likely 1.1–42 · usual 0.0–37
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
late June – early August
33% of annual activity
early February – early March
25% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 8.2× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.16).
Unusual years
2001
178
season ended 5 weeks late
2007
50
season ended 3 weeks late
2012
57
season ended 3 weeks early
2014
71
season ended 9 weeks early
2015
151
season ended 3 weeks late
2017
89
season ended 4 weeks late
2020
160
peak 3.0× stronger than normal
season ended 6 weeks early
2023
146
season ended 3 weeks early
2025
155
peak 2.9× stronger than normal
Right now
This week is more active than 24% of past years at this time