Peak fire period now · 0.3× the usual for this week
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2544 | 228 |
| 2002 | 1910 | 354 |
| 2003 | 2703 | 597 |
| 2004 | 2041 | 405 |
| 2005 | 2342 | 505 |
| 2006 | 2063 | 433 |
| 2007 | 1126 | 198 |
| 2008 | 2077 | 414 |
| 2009 | 2195 | 452 |
| 2010 | 2016 | 422 |
| 2011 | 2184 | 458 |
| 2012 | 1536 | 1444 |
| 2013 | 1947 | 1947 |
| 2014 | 1851 | 1851 |
| 2015 | 1470 | 1470 |
| 2016 | 2020 | 2020 |
| 2017 | 1454 | 1454 |
| 2018 | 1330 | 2559 |
| 2019 | 1589 | 3125 |
| 2020 | 1209 | 2480 |
| 2021 | 1369 | 2779 |
| 2022 | 1113 | 2236 |
| 2023 | 1333 | 2662 |
| 2024 | 1069 | 2158 |
| 2025 | 1150 | 2335 |
| 2026 | 602 | 1653 |
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 2.7× the usual, because it joins MODIS and VIIRS as they are and VIIRS sees far more small fires. Corrected, it is 0.57×.
Next 7 days
0%
Low
Expected detections: ~91.9
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~92 expected · usual 199
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~1,163 expected · usual 1,562
likely 943–1,725 · usual 727–2,463
Season
Season
Critical windows
mid October – mid January
86% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 4.5× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record changes level in 2017 (p 0.006): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2003
2,703
season ended 3 weeks early
2005
2,342
season ended 4 weeks early
2007
1,126
season ended 3 weeks late
2010
2,016
season ended 3 weeks early
2023
1,333
season ended 3 weeks late
2026
602
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season ended 6 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 8% of past years at this time