Quiet now. The season usually starts early March
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 55 | 11 |
| 2002 | 69 | 24 |
| 2003 | 42 | 10 |
| 2004 | 64 | 20 |
| 2005 | 23 | 3 |
| 2006 | 43 | 9 |
| 2007 | 34 | 10 |
| 2008 | 33 | 8 |
| 2009 | 21 | 3 |
| 2010 | 41 | 13 |
| 2011 | 38 | 9 |
| 2012 | 30 | 30 |
| 2013 | 90 | 90 |
| 2014 | 50 | 50 |
| 2015 | 48 | 48 |
| 2016 | 46 | 46 |
| 2017 | 47 | 47 |
| 2018 | 42 | 76 |
| 2019 | 28 | 68 |
| 2020 | 45 | 92 |
| 2021 | 25 | 63 |
| 2022 | 29 | 63 |
| 2023 | 18 | 33 |
| 2024 | 16 | 64 |
| 2025 | 36 | 114 |
| 2026 | 16 | 35 |
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
~1.2 expected · usual 0.6
likely 0.0–4.6 · usual 0.0–1.4
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
late July – late September
53% of annual activity
mid March – late March
10% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 5.3× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.15).
Unusual years
2007
34
season ended 3 weeks late
2013
90
2.2× the normal annual activity
season began 14 weeks late
2014
50
season ended 4 weeks early
2015
48
season ended 3 weeks early
2019
28
season began 6 weeks early
season ended 4 weeks late
2021
25
season ended 8 weeks early
2022
29
season ended 3 weeks early
2023
18
only 0.4× the normal annual activity
2024
16
only 0.4× the normal annual activity
season ended 3 weeks early
2026
16
only 0.4× the normal annual activity
season ended 4 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 28% of past years at this time