Fire season: about 14 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 58 | 7 |
| 2002 | 50 | 9 |
| 2003 | 89 | 15 |
| 2004 | 142 | 32 |
| 2005 | 45 | 7 |
| 2006 | 42 | 7 |
| 2007 | 24 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | 2 |
| 2009 | 44 | 8 |
| 2010 | 63 | 14 |
| 2011 | 43 | 6 |
| 2012 | 26 | 24 |
| 2013 | 68 | 68 |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 |
| 2015 | 65 | 65 |
| 2016 | 40 | 40 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 |
| 2018 | 152 | 287 |
| 2019 | 61 | 127 |
| 2020 | 56 | 112 |
| 2021 | 59 | 131 |
| 2022 | 28 | 45 |
| 2023 | 16 | 27 |
| 2024 | 24 | 54 |
| 2025 | 47 | 129 |
| 2026 | 30 | 96 |
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 0.1
Next 3 months
About usual
~2.8 expected · usual 3.0
likely 0.0–7.3 · usual 0.0–9.9
Season
Season
Critical windows
mid June – early September
69% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 7.9× its earlier level (p 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.68).
Unusual years
2003
89
peak 4.3× stronger than normal
season ended 23 weeks early
2004
142
3.1× the normal annual activity
peak 4.8× stronger than normal
season ended 16 weeks early
2008
28
season began 3 weeks late
2010
63
season ended 9 weeks early
2011
43
season began 3 weeks late
2015
65
season ended 23 weeks early
2017
13
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season began 3 weeks late
2018
152
3.4× the normal annual activity
peak 3.9× stronger than normal
season ended 23 weeks early
2021
59
season ended 17 weeks early
2024
24
season began 3 weeks late
2025
47
season began 3 weeks late
2026
30
season began 3 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 24% of past years at this time