Peak fire period now
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 96 | 8 |
| 2002 | 61 | 9 |
| 2003 | 22 | 1 |
| 2004 | 116 | 31 |
| 2005 | 21 | 1 |
| 2006 | 40 | 10 |
| 2007 | 72 | 16 |
| 2008 | 147 | 39 |
| 2009 | 37 | 7 |
| 2010 | 426 | 111 |
| 2011 | 43 | 8 |
| 2012 | 104 | 102 |
| 2013 | 65 | 65 |
| 2014 | 83 | 83 |
| 2015 | 59 | 59 |
| 2016 | 49 | 49 |
| 2017 | 179 | 179 |
| 2018 | 42 | 78 |
| 2019 | 201 | 398 |
| 2020 | 166 | 324 |
| 2021 | 24 | 42 |
| 2022 | 14 | 40 |
| 2023 | 37 | 82 |
| 2024 | 11 | 25 |
| 2025 | 78 | 272 |
| 2026 | 11 | 21 |
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: ~0.5
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.5 expected · usual 14
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~6.3 expected · usual 30
likely 0.0–61 · usual 0.0–47
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid October – early December
44% of annual activity
early March – mid March
11% of annual activity
late March – early April
6% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 5.9× its earlier level (p 0.004). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.33).
Unusual years
2001
96
season ended 6 weeks early
2007
72
season ended 7 weeks late
2009
37
season ended 6 weeks late
2010
426
7.0× the normal annual activity
peak 17× stronger than normal
season ended 16 weeks early
2024
11
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
season began 20 weeks late
2026
11
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
season began 23 weeks late
season ended 9 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 16% of past years at this time