Quiet now. The season usually starts late June
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44 | 3 |
| 2002 | 185 | 75 |
| 2003 | 37 | 6 |
| 2004 | 142 | 54 |
| 2005 | 59 | 22 |
| 2006 | 71 | 25 |
| 2007 | 48 | 13 |
| 2008 | 35 | 8 |
| 2009 | 85 | 32 |
| 2010 | 25 | 2 |
| 2011 | 36 | 8 |
| 2012 | 24 | 24 |
| 2013 | 95 | 95 |
| 2014 | 56 | 56 |
| 2015 | 26 | 26 |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 |
| 2017 | 41 | 41 |
| 2018 | 52 | 101 |
| 2019 | 47 | 88 |
| 2020 | 12 | 31 |
| 2021 | 19 | 41 |
| 2022 | 28 | 51 |
| 2023 | 34 | 68 |
| 2024 | 8 | 23 |
| 2025 | 29 | 78 |
| 2026 | 17 | 66 |
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 0.1
Next 3 months
About usual
~0.4 expected · usual 0.6
likely 0.0–2.5 · usual 0.0–0.8
Season
Season
Critical windows
late June – mid September
82% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 2.5× its earlier level (p 0.02). ODLAR's record changes level in 2010 (p 0.04): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2002
185
5.0× the normal annual activity
peak 8.4× stronger than normal
2004
142
3.9× the normal annual activity
peak 6.2× stronger than normal
2008
35
season began 15 weeks early
2009
85
peak 3.3× stronger than normal
2013
95
peak 5.4× stronger than normal
2020
12
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
2021
19
season began 16 weeks early
season ended 9 weeks late
2022
28
season began 4 weeks early
2023
34
season began 6 weeks early
2024
8
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
2025
29
season began 15 weeks early