Fire season: about 13 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 24 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 3 |
| 2005 | 17 | 6 |
| 2006 | 9 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 9 | 2 |
| 2011 | 8 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 16 |
| 2021 | 4 | 17 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
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
Right now
This week is more active than 28% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low<0.1 expected · usual <0.1
Next 3 months
About usual
~0.3 expected · usual 1.2
likely 0.0–3.3 · usual 0.0–2.7
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid July – early September
54% of annual activity
mid December – late December
12% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2014 to 3.9× its earlier level (p 0.006). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.21).
Unusual years
2002
24
6.1× the normal annual activity
peak 3.7× stronger than normal
2004
11
2.8× the normal annual activity
2005
17
4.3× the normal annual activity
peak 3.7× stronger than normal
2010
9
2.3× the normal annual activity
2013
3
season began 9 weeks late
2014
11
2.8× the normal annual activity
2018
4
season ended 21 weeks early
2020
7
season ended 21 weeks early
2022
2
season began 7 weeks late
2024
2
season began 20 weeks late
2026
1
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season ended 21 weeks early