Quiet now. The season usually starts late June
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 450 | 66 |
| 2002 | 628 | 177 |
| 2003 | 156 | 34 |
| 2004 | 430 | 122 |
| 2005 | 285 | 69 |
| 2006 | 259 | 68 |
| 2007 | 146 | 35 |
| 2008 | 86 | 18 |
| 2009 | 600 | 172 |
| 2010 | 176 | 43 |
| 2011 | 183 | 42 |
| 2012 | 66 | 64 |
| 2013 | 254 | 254 |
| 2014 | 88 | 88 |
| 2015 | 378 | 378 |
| 2016 | 342 | 342 |
| 2017 | 62 | 62 |
| 2018 | 47 | 103 |
| 2019 | 275 | 489 |
| 2020 | 110 | 231 |
| 2021 | 35 | 61 |
| 2022 | 77 | 142 |
| 2023 | 49 | 86 |
| 2024 | 21 | 62 |
| 2025 | 74 | 176 |
| 2026 | 89 | 275 |
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: ~0.4
Right now
This week is more active than 26% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.4 expected · usual 0.3
Next 3 months
About usual
~7.0 expected · usual 6.5
likely 2.0–29 · usual 0.0–16
Season
Season
Critical windows
late June – mid September
85% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record has no abrupt jump (p 0.10). ODLAR's record changes level in 2017 (p 0.01): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2003
156
season began 4 weeks late
2010
176
season began 3 weeks late
2017
62
season began 3 weeks late
2022
77
season ended 23 weeks late
2023
49
season ended 23 weeks late
2026
89
season began 3 weeks late