Fire season: about 18 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23 | 0 |
| 2002 | 17 | 0 |
| 2003 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 15 | 1 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
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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
~0.0 expected · usual 0.9
likely 0.0–0.7 · usual 0.0–2.1
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid July – mid September
35% of annual activity
early March – mid March
11% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record has no abrupt jump (p 0.20). ODLAR's record changes level in 2012 (p < 0.001): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2010
15
season ended 3 weeks early
2012
3
season began 13 weeks late
season ended 9 weeks early
2016
5
peak 3.4× stronger than normal
season began 35 weeks late
2017
8
peak 3.4× stronger than normal
season began 3 weeks late
2019
1
season began 4 weeks late
season ended 32 weeks early
2022
1
season began 35 weeks late
2025
2
season began 35 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 28% of past years at this time