Quiet now. The season usually starts late July
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 299 | 66 |
| 2002 | 214 | 66 |
| 2003 | 68 | 21 |
| 2004 | 203 | 68 |
| 2005 | 105 | 34 |
| 2006 | 190 | 55 |
| 2007 | 119 | 36 |
| 2008 | 163 | 52 |
| 2009 | 96 | 26 |
| 2010 | 132 | 37 |
| 2011 | 168 | 57 |
| 2012 | 58 | 56 |
| 2013 | 167 | 167 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 |
| 2015 | 178 | 178 |
| 2016 | 126 | 126 |
| 2017 | 86 | 86 |
| 2018 | 118 | 235 |
| 2019 | 162 | 297 |
| 2020 | 39 | 81 |
| 2021 | 19 | 49 |
| 2022 | 89 | 149 |
| 2023 | 18 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 | 28 |
| 2025 | 16 | 65 |
| 2026 | 22 | 69 |
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
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low<0.1 expected · usual 0.1
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~0.3 expected · usual 2.1
likely 0.0–2.2 · usual 0.0–4.6
Season
Season
Critical windows
early July – late September
84% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record has no abrupt jump (p 0.26). ODLAR's record changes level in 2017 (p 0.04): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2006
190
season began 3 weeks early
2009
96
season began 3 weeks early
2014
30
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
2020
39
season began 3 weeks early
2021
19
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
2023
18
only 0.1× the normal annual activity
2026
22
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
Right now
This week is more active than 28% of past years at this time