Fire season: about 16 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 147 | 30 |
| 2002 | 73 | 18 |
| 2003 | 44 | 12 |
| 2004 | 283 | 71 |
| 2005 | 49 | 13 |
| 2006 | 70 | 16 |
| 2007 | 54 | 13 |
| 2008 | 52 | 15 |
| 2009 | 59 | 16 |
| 2010 | 28 | 2 |
| 2011 | 32 | 8 |
| 2012 | 31 | 29 |
| 2013 | 72 | 72 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 |
| 2015 | 97 | 97 |
| 2016 | 43 | 43 |
| 2017 | 61 | 61 |
| 2018 | 98 | 162 |
| 2019 | 62 | 124 |
| 2020 | 45 | 85 |
| 2021 | 73 | 116 |
| 2022 | 31 | 48 |
| 2023 | 9 | 36 |
| 2024 | 15 | 40 |
| 2025 | 23 | 50 |
| 2026 | 22 | 74 |
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 0.4
Next 3 months
About usual
~3.1 expected · usual 4.4
likely 0.9–16 · usual 0.0–10
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid July – early September
49% of annual activity
late February – early March
9% of annual activity
mid September – late September
6% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 3.7× its earlier level (p 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.21).
Unusual years
2001
147
2.8× the normal annual activity
peak 4.6× stronger than normal
season ended 17 weeks early
2004
283
5.5× the normal annual activity
peak 9.0× stronger than normal
season ended 23 weeks early
2015
97
season ended 19 weeks early
2022
31
season began 22 weeks late
2023
9
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
2024
15
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
2025
23
season began 22 weeks late
2026
22
season began 7 weeks early
season ended 23 weeks early