Quiet now. The season usually starts mid June
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 131 | 14 |
| 2002 | 251 | 66 |
| 2003 | 675 | 224 |
| 2004 | 708 | 191 |
| 2005 | 287 | 62 |
| 2006 | 631 | 195 |
| 2007 | 202 | 51 |
| 2008 | 244 | 57 |
| 2009 | 326 | 68 |
| 2010 | 504 | 139 |
| 2011 | 476 | 136 |
| 2012 | 115 | 114 |
| 2013 | 98 | 98 |
| 2014 | 63 | 63 |
| 2015 | 940 | 940 |
| 2016 | 317 | 317 |
| 2017 | 281 | 281 |
| 2018 | 322 | 621 |
| 2019 | 462 | 894 |
| 2020 | 80 | 145 |
| 2021 | 46 | 121 |
| 2022 | 26 | 60 |
| 2023 | 41 | 69 |
| 2024 | 41 | 135 |
| 2025 | 122 | 369 |
| 2026 | 320 | 991 |
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: ~0.1
Right now
This week is more active than 24% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.1 expected · usual 0.3
Next 3 months
About usual
~2.6 expected · usual 3.5
likely 0.3–6.5 · usual 0.0–11
Season
Season
Critical windows
late May – late August
89% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record has no abrupt jump (p 0.09). ODLAR's record changes level in 2020 (p 0.03): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2001
131
season ended 7 weeks late
2012
115
season ended 13 weeks late
2013
98
season ended 6 weeks late
2014
63
season began 7 weeks early
2018
322
season began 6 weeks early
2020
80
season ended 6 weeks late