Fire season: about 18 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 94 | 18 |
| 2002 | 72 | 15 |
| 2003 | 52 | 15 |
| 2004 | 79 | 20 |
| 2005 | 43 | 11 |
| 2006 | 53 | 13 |
| 2007 | 60 | 17 |
| 2008 | 59 | 18 |
| 2009 | 50 | 15 |
| 2010 | 43 | 10 |
| 2011 | 82 | 27 |
| 2012 | 75 | 64 |
| 2013 | 53 | 53 |
| 2014 | 74 | 74 |
| 2015 | 37 | 37 |
| 2016 | 60 | 60 |
| 2017 | 78 | 78 |
| 2018 | 39 | 82 |
| 2019 | 73 | 166 |
| 2020 | 95 | 201 |
| 2021 | 43 | 87 |
| 2022 | 81 | 162 |
| 2023 | 63 | 105 |
| 2024 | 60 | 176 |
| 2025 | 94 | 286 |
| 2026 | 49 | 170 |
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 28% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.1 expected · usual 0.2
Next 3 months
About usual
~7.6 expected · usual 7.2
likely 1.0–33 · usual 0.0–24
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid January – late March
56% of annual activity
mid July – mid July
7% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 7.2× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.88).
Unusual years
2001
94
season ended 4 weeks early
2004
79
season ended 4 weeks early
2011
82
season began 6 weeks late
2012
75
season began 25 weeks late
2014
74
season began 25 weeks late
2017
78
season began 24 weeks late
2020
95
season began 26 weeks late
season ended 3 weeks early
2022
81
season began 25 weeks late
2023
63
season began 20 weeks late
2024
60
season began 6 weeks late
2025
94
season began 8 weeks early
2026
49
season began 8 weeks late