Peak fire period now · 0.3× the usual for this week
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1123 | 102 |
| 2002 | 962 | 170 |
| 2003 | 939 | 228 |
| 2004 | 888 | 174 |
| 2005 | 974 | 215 |
| 2006 | 969 | 206 |
| 2007 | 855 | 150 |
| 2008 | 983 | 219 |
| 2009 | 1092 | 241 |
| 2010 | 1224 | 307 |
| 2011 | 1094 | 240 |
| 2012 | 845 | 659 |
| 2013 | 729 | 729 |
| 2014 | 838 | 838 |
| 2015 | 889 | 889 |
| 2016 | 757 | 757 |
| 2017 | 943 | 943 |
| 2018 | 770 | 1281 |
| 2019 | 834 | 1658 |
| 2020 | 632 | 1288 |
| 2021 | 1110 | 2249 |
| 2022 | 582 | 1198 |
| 2023 | 653 | 1348 |
| 2024 | 693 | 1398 |
| 2025 | 530 | 1065 |
| 2026 | 225 | 710 |
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
Raw satellite data would say 2.2× the usual, because it joins MODIS and VIIRS as they are and VIIRS sees far more small fires. Corrected, it is 0.29×.
Next 7 days
0%
Low
Expected detections: ~14.8
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~15 expected · usual 63
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~580 expected · usual 927
likely 457–674 · usual 536–1,381
Season
Season
Critical windows
early November – early February
83% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 5.0× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record changes level in 2012 (p 0.006): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2022
582
only 0.7× the normal annual activity
2025
530
only 0.6× the normal annual activity
season ended 4 weeks late
2026
225
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season ended 5 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 0% of past years at this time