Quiet now. The season usually starts late February
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 58 | 9 |
| 2002 | 31 | 6 |
| 2003 | 21 | 5 |
| 2004 | 47 | 16 |
| 2005 | 27 | 10 |
| 2006 | 35 | 15 |
| 2007 | 26 | 5 |
| 2008 | 20 | 3 |
| 2009 | 19 | 1 |
| 2010 | 37 | 11 |
| 2011 | 26 | 11 |
| 2012 | 14 | 13 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 |
| 2015 | 47 | 47 |
| 2016 | 25 | 25 |
| 2017 | 32 | 32 |
| 2018 | 27 | 56 |
| 2019 | 22 | 59 |
| 2020 | 29 | 54 |
| 2021 | 19 | 44 |
| 2022 | 32 | 61 |
| 2023 | 16 | 37 |
| 2024 | 16 | 53 |
| 2025 | 37 | 133 |
| 2026 | 16 | 46 |
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
~1.1 expected · usual 1.4
likely 0.0–4.7 · usual 0.0–3.0
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
early July – early September
48% of annual activity
late February – early March
9% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 5.7× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.58).
Unusual years
2001
58
2.2× the normal annual activity
2002
31
season ended 8 weeks late
2012
14
season ended 7 weeks early
2014
22
season ended 6 weeks early
2015
47
season began 17 weeks late
2018
27
season began 10 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 28% of past years at this time