Quiet now. The season usually starts early June
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 469 | 67 |
| 2002 | 684 | 183 |
| 2003 | 729 | 206 |
| 2004 | 433 | 119 |
| 2005 | 389 | 100 |
| 2006 | 365 | 103 |
| 2007 | 398 | 106 |
| 2008 | 311 | 87 |
| 2009 | 243 | 70 |
| 2010 | 594 | 164 |
| 2011 | 378 | 111 |
| 2012 | 569 | 566 |
| 2013 | 534 | 534 |
| 2014 | 166 | 166 |
| 2015 | 1082 | 1082 |
| 2016 | 552 | 552 |
| 2017 | 459 | 459 |
| 2018 | 364 | 711 |
| 2019 | 878 | 1584 |
| 2020 | 260 | 544 |
| 2021 | 287 | 605 |
| 2022 | 122 | 271 |
| 2023 | 70 | 137 |
| 2024 | 79 | 278 |
| 2025 | 337 | 832 |
| 2026 | 315 | 1042 |
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
~4.2 expected · usual 4.3
likely 0.0–17 · usual 0.0–12
Season
Season
Critical windows
late May – late August
88% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 5.0× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record changes level in 2020 (p 0.05): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2011
378
season began 6 weeks late
2014
166
season began 12 weeks early
2020
260
season began 18 weeks early
2021
287
season ended 6 weeks early
2022
122
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season began 14 weeks early
2023
70
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
season began 16 weeks early
2024
79
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
season began 17 weeks early
2026
315
season began 22 weeks early