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Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3642 | 380 |
| 2002 | 3417 | 747 |
| 2003 | 3265 | 796 |
| 2004 | 3336 | 804 |
| 2005 | 3852 | 919 |
| 2006 | 2596 | 607 |
| 2007 | 2222 | 514 |
| 2008 | 2670 | 631 |
| 2009 | 2540 | 607 |
| 2010 | 3068 | 725 |
| 2011 | 2916 | 705 |
| 2012 | 1852 | 1494 |
| 2013 | 2174 | 2174 |
| 2014 | 1795 | 1795 |
| 2015 | 1984 | 1984 |
| 2016 | 2195 | 2195 |
| 2017 | 2447 | 2447 |
| 2018 | 1446 | 2146 |
| 2019 | 1707 | 3486 |
| 2020 | 1526 | 3198 |
| 2021 | 1892 | 3752 |
| 2022 | 1132 | 2312 |
| 2023 | 1491 | 2999 |
| 2024 | 1753 | 3603 |
| 2025 | 1118 | 2262 |
| 2026 | 769 | 2299 |
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 2.9× the usual, because it joins MODIS and VIIRS as they are and VIIRS sees far more small fires. Corrected, it is 0.45×.
Next 7 days
0%
Low
Expected detections: ~50.4
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~50 expected · usual 126
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~1,737 expected · usual 2,707
likely 1,114–2,452 · usual 1,137–5,051
Season
Season
Critical windows
early November – early February
89% 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
2001
3,642
season ended 3 weeks early
2002
3,417
season ended 3 weeks early
2003
3,265
season ended 4 weeks early
2004
3,336
season ended 3 weeks early
2005
3,852
season ended 5 weeks early
2006
2,596
season ended 3 weeks early
2026
769
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season began 6 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 4% of past years at this time