Peak fire period now
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 218 | 13 |
| 2002 | 58 | 4 |
| 2003 | 117 | 21 |
| 2004 | 87 | 18 |
| 2005 | 75 | 17 |
| 2006 | 153 | 33 |
| 2007 | 29 | 3 |
| 2008 | 62 | 8 |
| 2009 | 53 | 10 |
| 2010 | 29 | 2 |
| 2011 | 34 | 5 |
| 2012 | 47 | 44 |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 |
| 2014 | 29 | 29 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 |
| 2018 | 29 | 48 |
| 2019 | 17 | 43 |
| 2020 | 25 | 61 |
| 2021 | 39 | 74 |
| 2022 | 7 | 28 |
| 2023 | 128 | 257 |
| 2024 | 1189 | 2466 |
| 2025 | 1662 | 3252 |
| 2026 | 611 | 1558 |
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%
Extreme
Expected detections: ~25.0
Right now
This week is more active than 100% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Extreme~25 expected · usual 9.6
Next 3 months
Busier than usual
~309 expected · usual 118
likely 19–770 · usual 0.0–122
Season
Season
Critical windows
late October – mid December
49% of annual activity
late December – late January
23% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 37.5× its earlier level (p 0.003). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.15).
Unusual years
2001
218
5.6× the normal annual activity
peak 7.3× stronger than normal
2003
117
season ended 9 weeks early
2006
153
3.9× the normal annual activity
2019
17
season began 10 weeks late
2022
7
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
2023
128
peak 7.8× stronger than normal
season ended 21 weeks early
2024
1,189
30× the normal annual activity
peak 57× stronger than normal
season ended 14 weeks early
2025
1,662
43× the normal annual activity
peak 55× stronger than normal
season ended 16 weeks early
2026
611
16× the normal annual activity
peak 44× stronger than normal
season ended 12 weeks early