Fire season: about 14 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68 | 16 |
| 2002 | 54 | 15 |
| 2003 | 41 | 14 |
| 2004 | 56 | 18 |
| 2005 | 17 | 3 |
| 2006 | 27 | 6 |
| 2007 | 20 | 3 |
| 2008 | 19 | 5 |
| 2009 | 104 | 38 |
| 2010 | 31 | 9 |
| 2011 | 34 | 11 |
| 2012 | 46 | 45 |
| 2013 | 52 | 52 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 | 51 | 51 |
| 2016 | 71 | 71 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 |
| 2018 | 20 | 47 |
| 2019 | 27 | 56 |
| 2020 | 34 | 67 |
| 2021 | 26 | 52 |
| 2022 | 20 | 38 |
| 2023 | 27 | 65 |
| 2024 | 10 | 40 |
| 2025 | 30 | 69 |
| 2026 | 31 | 94 |
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
Right now
This week is more active than 26% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.1 expected · usual 0.2
Next 3 months
About usual
~4.0 expected · usual 3.9
likely 0.0–17 · usual 0.0–11
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
late June – early September
53% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 3.9× its earlier level (p 0.002). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.31).
Unusual years
2001
68
peak 3.2× stronger than normal
2006
27
season ended 13 weeks early
2009
104
3.5× the normal annual activity
peak 4.1× stronger than normal
season ended 14 weeks early
2010
31
season ended 9 weeks early
2015
51
season ended 18 weeks early
2016
71
peak 3.9× stronger than normal
season ended 20 weeks early
2020
34
peak 3.0× stronger than normal
season began 28 weeks late
2024
10
season began 6 weeks late