Quiet now. The season usually starts mid June
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 469 | 78 |
| 2002 | 366 | 102 |
| 2003 | 540 | 163 |
| 2004 | 567 | 162 |
| 2005 | 260 | 73 |
| 2006 | 541 | 155 |
| 2007 | 251 | 66 |
| 2008 | 257 | 76 |
| 2009 | 189 | 47 |
| 2010 | 274 | 77 |
| 2011 | 351 | 98 |
| 2012 | 292 | 287 |
| 2013 | 324 | 324 |
| 2014 | 125 | 125 |
| 2015 | 680 | 680 |
| 2016 | 428 | 428 |
| 2017 | 337 | 337 |
| 2018 | 283 | 540 |
| 2019 | 605 | 1136 |
| 2020 | 239 | 487 |
| 2021 | 395 | 825 |
| 2022 | 64 | 135 |
| 2023 | 41 | 90 |
| 2024 | 72 | 245 |
| 2025 | 340 | 937 |
| 2026 | 242 | 673 |
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: ~0.1
Right now
This week is more active than 24% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.1 expected · usual 0.4
Next 3 months
About usual
~3.8 expected · usual 4.4
likely 1.2–16 · usual 0.0–14
Season
Season
Critical windows
early June – late August
87% 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 0.003). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.36).
Unusual years
2005
260
season ended 3 weeks late
2009
189
season ended 3 weeks early
2012
292
season began 11 weeks early
2014
125
only 0.4× the normal annual activity
season began 15 weeks early
2018
283
season ended 3 weeks late
2019
605
season ended 3 weeks early
2020
239
season ended 9 weeks late
2022
64
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
season ended 9 weeks late
2024
72
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
season ended 3 weeks late
2025
340
season ended 4 weeks early
2026
242
season ended 3 weeks late