Fire season: about 17 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52 | 1 |
| 2002 | 79 | 18 |
| 2003 | 48 | 9 |
| 2004 | 64 | 11 |
| 2005 | 30 | 2 |
| 2006 | 38 | 4 |
| 2007 | 58 | 10 |
| 2008 | 54 | 10 |
| 2009 | 60 | 17 |
| 2010 | 30 | 3 |
| 2011 | 63 | 12 |
| 2012 | 36 | 33 |
| 2013 | 79 | 79 |
| 2014 | 39 | 39 |
| 2015 | 34 | 34 |
| 2016 | 105 | 105 |
| 2017 | 91 | 91 |
| 2018 | 40 | 79 |
| 2019 | 39 | 100 |
| 2020 | 94 | 192 |
| 2021 | 44 | 101 |
| 2022 | 124 | 247 |
| 2023 | 101 | 202 |
| 2024 | 96 | 281 |
| 2025 | 92 | 262 |
| 2026 | 126 | 357 |
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 0.2
Next 3 months
About usual
~8.5 expected · usual 11
likely 1.0–38 · usual 0.0–32
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid January – early March
45% of annual activity
late June – mid July
16% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 12.9× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.07).
Unusual years
2004
64
season ended 8 weeks early
2010
30
season ended 8 weeks early
2013
79
season ended 6 weeks early
2014
39
season began 27 weeks late
2015
34
season ended 9 weeks early
2016
105
season ended 12 weeks early
2020
94
season began 28 weeks late
2022
124
season began 28 weeks late
2023
101
season began 9 weeks late
2024
96
season began 9 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 24% of past years at this time