Fire season: about 14 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 102 | 32 |
| 2002 | 23 | 2 |
| 2003 | 45 | 10 |
| 2004 | 35 | 6 |
| 2005 | 46 | 9 |
| 2006 | 65 | 27 |
| 2007 | 37 | 12 |
| 2008 | 33 | 9 |
| 2009 | 16 | 3 |
| 2010 | 118 | 34 |
| 2011 | 49 | 12 |
| 2012 | 23 | 21 |
| 2013 | 40 | 40 |
| 2014 | 38 | 38 |
| 2015 | 71 | 71 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 |
| 2017 | 61 | 61 |
| 2018 | 17 | 45 |
| 2019 | 24 | 51 |
| 2020 | 10 | 21 |
| 2021 | 29 | 56 |
| 2022 | 26 | 44 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 23 |
| 2025 | 20 | 63 |
| 2026 | 25 | 64 |
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: ~0.3
Right now
This week is more active than 100% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.3 expected · usual 0.1
Next 3 months
About usual
~1.4 expected · usual 1.3
likely 0.5–4.6 · usual 0.0–1.9
Season
Season
Critical windows
late June – mid September
73% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 2.8× its earlier level (p 0.02). ODLAR's record changes level in 2016 (p 0.03): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2001
102
season ended 17 weeks early
2003
45
season ended 21 weeks early
2010
118
3.5× the normal annual activity
season ended 20 weeks early
2015
71
season ended 20 weeks early
2017
61
season ended 23 weeks early
2018
17
season ended 15 weeks early
2020
10
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season began 24 weeks late
2026
25
season began 8 weeks late