Fire season: about 14 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 198 | 27 |
| 2002 | 116 | 19 |
| 2003 | 112 | 22 |
| 2004 | 143 | 28 |
| 2005 | 64 | 3 |
| 2006 | 96 | 17 |
| 2007 | 66 | 7 |
| 2008 | 74 | 8 |
| 2009 | 107 | 21 |
| 2010 | 145 | 37 |
| 2011 | 96 | 20 |
| 2012 | 125 | 121 |
| 2013 | 107 | 107 |
| 2014 | 60 | 60 |
| 2015 | 413 | 413 |
| 2016 | 223 | 223 |
| 2017 | 152 | 152 |
| 2018 | 177 | 348 |
| 2019 | 396 | 816 |
| 2020 | 119 | 259 |
| 2021 | 95 | 193 |
| 2022 | 114 | 203 |
| 2023 | 90 | 183 |
| 2024 | 75 | 217 |
| 2025 | 163 | 529 |
| 2026 | 214 | 681 |
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
Right now
This week is more active than 22% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.2 expected · usual 0.4
Next 3 months
About usual
~7.5 expected · usual 6.6
likely 2.0–31 · usual 0.0–18
Season
Season
Critical windows
mid June – early September
73% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 14.4× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.33).
Unusual years
2001
198
season began 3 weeks early
2003
112
season ended 6 weeks early
2010
145
season ended 10 weeks early
2011
96
season began 3 weeks late
2015
413
3.6× the normal annual activity
peak 7.0× stronger than normal
season ended 27 weeks early
2016
223
season ended 25 weeks early
2018
177
season ended 22 weeks early
2019
396
3.5× the normal annual activity
peak 6.2× stronger than normal
season ended 26 weeks early