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Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 82 | 6 |
| 2002 | 59 | 6 |
| 2003 | 96 | 31 |
| 2004 | 141 | 42 |
| 2005 | 60 | 16 |
| 2006 | 54 | 17 |
| 2007 | 51 | 12 |
| 2008 | 173 | 42 |
| 2009 | 79 | 23 |
| 2010 | 43 | 10 |
| 2011 | 43 | 13 |
| 2012 | 141 | 139 |
| 2013 | 125 | 125 |
| 2014 | 160 | 160 |
| 2015 | 67 | 67 |
| 2016 | 132 | 132 |
| 2017 | 114 | 114 |
| 2018 | 22 | 43 |
| 2019 | 69 | 139 |
| 2020 | 131 | 298 |
| 2021 | 105 | 195 |
| 2022 | 104 | 186 |
| 2023 | 21 | 46 |
| 2024 | 54 | 122 |
| 2025 | 39 | 136 |
| 2026 | 17 | 39 |
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%
Low
Expected detections: ~0.2
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.2 expected · usual 0.8
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~18 expected · usual 40
likely 1.2–61 · usual 0.0–96
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid February – mid April
41% of annual activity
late November – mid December
30% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 6.9× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.63).
Unusual years
2001
82
season ended 14 weeks late
2004
141
season began 3 weeks late
2006
54
season began 8 weeks late
2007
51
season began 4 weeks late
2010
43
season ended 20 weeks late
2012
141
season began 3 weeks late
2015
67
season began 6 weeks late
2017
114
season began 4 weeks late
2019
69
season began 3 weeks early
2021
105
season ended 10 weeks early
2022
104
season ended 14 weeks early
2023
21
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season began 5 weeks late
season ended 18 weeks late
2025
39
season ended 9 weeks early
2026
17
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
season began 4 weeks late
season ended 23 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 26% of past years at this time