Quiet now. The season usually starts early July
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 105 | 14 |
| 2002 | 68 | 10 |
| 2003 | 31 | 2 |
| 2004 | 46 | 5 |
| 2005 | 48 | 8 |
| 2006 | 33 | 5 |
| 2007 | 83 | 18 |
| 2008 | 23 | 1 |
| 2009 | 59 | 10 |
| 2010 | 35 | 3 |
| 2011 | 38 | 3 |
| 2012 | 28 | 28 |
| 2013 | 37 | 37 |
| 2014 | 160 | 160 |
| 2015 | 85 | 85 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 |
| 2018 | 19 | 33 |
| 2019 | 73 | 136 |
| 2020 | 39 | 74 |
| 2021 | 145 | 260 |
| 2022 | 29 | 48 |
| 2023 | 18 | 33 |
| 2024 | 17 | 63 |
| 2025 | 27 | 75 |
| 2026 | 21 | 83 |
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
~4.2 expected · usual 3.2
likely 0.3–13 · usual 0.0–9.3
Season
Season
Critical windows
early July – late September
81% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 10.7× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.24).
Unusual years
2001
105
peak 6.1× stronger than normal
2012
28
season began 5 weeks late
2014
160
4.3× the normal annual activity
peak 7.3× stronger than normal
2015
85
peak 4.9× stronger than normal
season began 6 weeks late
2019
73
peak 3.6× stronger than normal
season began 5 weeks late
2021
145
peak 9.0× stronger than normal
season began 5 weeks late
2024
17
season began 5 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 28% of past years at this time