Fire season: about 13 weeks left · 0.2× the usual for this week
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3345 | 372 |
| 2002 | 3880 | 878 |
| 2003 | 2976 | 743 |
| 2004 | 3764 | 967 |
| 2005 | 2602 | 647 |
| 2006 | 2347 | 565 |
| 2007 | 3131 | 713 |
| 2008 | 2344 | 517 |
| 2009 | 2953 | 715 |
| 2010 | 2951 | 755 |
| 2011 | 3363 | 857 |
| 2012 | 1993 | 1608 |
| 2013 | 2498 | 2498 |
| 2014 | 2150 | 2150 |
| 2015 | 1617 | 1617 |
| 2016 | 2738 | 2738 |
| 2017 | 2494 | 2494 |
| 2018 | 1360 | 1906 |
| 2019 | 1652 | 3282 |
| 2020 | 1638 | 3258 |
| 2021 | 1422 | 2785 |
| 2022 | 925 | 1841 |
| 2023 | 1689 | 3545 |
| 2024 | 2255 | 4556 |
| 2025 | 1546 | 3030 |
| 2026 | 1124 | 3421 |
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 2.6× the usual, because it joins MODIS and VIIRS as they are and VIIRS sees far more small fires. Corrected, it is 0.73×.
Next 7 days
0%
Low
Expected detections: ~50.9
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~51 expected · usual 99
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~1,494 expected · usual 2,379
likely 971–2,228 · usual 815–3,978
Season
Season
Critical windows
mid November – early February
81% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 3.5× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record changes level in 2012 (p 0.001): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2004
3,764
season began 3 weeks early
2005
2,602
season ended 3 weeks early
2016
2,738
season ended 3 weeks late
2018
1,360
season began 3 weeks late
2019
1,652
season began 4 weeks late
2020
1,638
season began 3 weeks late
2021
1,422
season began 3 weeks late
2022
925
only 0.4× the normal annual activity
season began 3 weeks late
2026
1,124
season began 7 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 16% of past years at this time