Peak fire period now · 0.0× the usual for this week
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56 | 4 |
| 2002 | 268 | 55 |
| 2003 | 58 | 19 |
| 2004 | 234 | 53 |
| 2005 | 267 | 67 |
| 2006 | 154 | 35 |
| 2007 | 59 | 11 |
| 2008 | 279 | 65 |
| 2009 | 79 | 15 |
| 2010 | 1051 | 193 |
| 2011 | 56 | 16 |
| 2012 | 287 | 285 |
| 2013 | 165 | 165 |
| 2014 | 144 | 144 |
| 2015 | 81 | 81 |
| 2016 | 24 | 24 |
| 2017 | 727 | 727 |
| 2018 | 43 | 108 |
| 2019 | 159 | 346 |
| 2020 | 113 | 200 |
| 2021 | 50 | 94 |
| 2022 | 148 | 300 |
| 2023 | 34 | 59 |
| 2024 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | 222 | 614 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
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
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.2 expected · usual 16
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~21 expected · usual 97
likely 0.0–117 · usual 0.0–204
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
late October – mid December
49% of annual activity
early September – mid September
13% of annual activity
late March – late March
7% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 4.7× its earlier level (p 0.03). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.40).
Unusual years
2002
268
season ended 17 weeks early
2010
1,051
7.3× the normal annual activity
season ended 13 weeks early
2011
56
season began 12 weeks early
2013
165
season began 16 weeks late
2017
727
season ended 22 weeks early
2019
159
season ended 15 weeks early
2022
148
season ended 13 weeks early
2025
222
season ended 18 weeks early
Right now
This week is more active than 16% of past years at this time