Quiet now. The season usually starts early March
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 177 | 31 |
| 2002 | 37 | 11 |
| 2003 | 38 | 16 |
| 2004 | 81 | 28 |
| 2005 | 15 | 2 |
| 2006 | 46 | 15 |
| 2007 | 21 | 6 |
| 2008 | 23 | 6 |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 33 | 14 |
| 2011 | 17 | 4 |
| 2012 | 32 | 32 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 |
| 2015 | 41 | 41 |
| 2016 | 38 | 38 |
| 2017 | 46 | 46 |
| 2018 | 39 | 62 |
| 2019 | 31 | 59 |
| 2020 | 29 | 62 |
| 2021 | 12 | 29 |
| 2022 | 57 | 99 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 35 |
| 2025 | 18 | 59 |
| 2026 | 8 | 16 |
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
~0.1 expected · usual 1.0
likely 0.0–2.2 · usual 0.0–0.9
Season
Season
Critical windows
early July – early September
62% of annual activity
late March – early April
6% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 3.7× its earlier level (p 0.003). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.44).
Unusual years
2001
177
5.5× the normal annual activity
peak 13× stronger than normal
season began 19 weeks late
2004
81
season began 17 weeks late
2008
23
season began 14 weeks early
2012
32
season ended 9 weeks early
2022
57
season began 18 weeks late
2026
8
only 0.3× the normal annual activity