Quiet now. The season usually starts mid February
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 8 | 2 |
| 2004 | 8 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 |
| 2006 | 10 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 |
| 2025 | 6 | 19 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
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: ~0.0
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 <0.1
Next 3 months
About usual
~0.0 expected · usual 0.2
likely 0.0–0.7 · usual 0.0–0.4
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid February – early April
37% of annual activity
late September – mid October
17% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 7.3× its earlier level (p 0.009). ODLAR's record changes level in 2015 (p 0.04): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2003
8
peak 4.9× stronger than normal
2006
10
peak 5.2× stronger than normal
2014
7
peak 6.0× stronger than normal
2015
3
season ended 30 weeks early
2017
1
season ended 28 weeks early
2018
1
season ended 30 weeks early
2020
1
season ended 28 weeks early
2021
2
season ended 25 weeks early
2022
1
season ended 28 weeks early
2024
5
season began 14 weeks late
2026
1
season ended 32 weeks early