Fire season: about 20 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 46 | 20 |
| 2002 | 38 | 11 |
| 2003 | 79 | 22 |
| 2004 | 88 | 28 |
| 2005 | 88 | 36 |
| 2006 | 47 | 12 |
| 2007 | 50 | 28 |
| 2008 | 19 | 4 |
| 2009 | 15 | 2 |
| 2010 | 16 | 4 |
| 2011 | 79 | 34 |
| 2012 | 113 | 112 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 |
| 2015 | 58 | 58 |
| 2016 | 45 | 45 |
| 2017 | 63 | 63 |
| 2018 | 24 | 66 |
| 2019 | 110 | 180 |
| 2020 | 27 | 55 |
| 2021 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 18 | 34 |
| 2023 | 12 | 25 |
| 2024 | 24 | 62 |
| 2025 | 57 | 171 |
| 2026 | 9 | 28 |
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 28% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.1 expected · usual 0.2
Next 3 months
About usual
~1.0 expected · usual 1.3
likely 0.0–3.5 · usual 0.0–3.4
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
late February – early April
43% of annual activity
mid July – mid August
23% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2011 to 3.8× its earlier level (p 0.02). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.42).
Unusual years
2004
88
season began 4 weeks late
2012
113
season began 30 weeks late
2013
19
season began 13 weeks late
2015
58
season ended 20 weeks early
2018
24
season began 4 weeks late
season ended 22 weeks early
2019
110
season began 3 weeks early
season ended 26 weeks early
2020
27
season began 11 weeks late
2021
9
season began 6 weeks early
2023
12
season began 10 weeks late
2024
24
season ended 6 weeks early
2026
9
season began 6 weeks late