Fire season: about 17 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 81 | 2 |
| 2002 | 117 | 28 |
| 2003 | 72 | 18 |
| 2004 | 68 | 14 |
| 2005 | 36 | 3 |
| 2006 | 72 | 16 |
| 2007 | 66 | 11 |
| 2008 | 77 | 19 |
| 2009 | 71 | 17 |
| 2010 | 65 | 13 |
| 2011 | 83 | 14 |
| 2012 | 74 | 72 |
| 2013 | 82 | 82 |
| 2014 | 68 | 68 |
| 2015 | 51 | 51 |
| 2016 | 89 | 89 |
| 2017 | 82 | 82 |
| 2018 | 85 | 142 |
| 2019 | 68 | 138 |
| 2020 | 133 | 254 |
| 2021 | 18 | 51 |
| 2022 | 158 | 307 |
| 2023 | 101 | 209 |
| 2024 | 111 | 319 |
| 2025 | 95 | 263 |
| 2026 | 84 | 275 |
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 0.2
Next 3 months
About usual
~9.4 expected · usual 12
likely 2.3–36 · usual 0.0–29
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
late January – early March
41% of annual activity
late June – mid July
16% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 10.8× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.15).
Unusual years
2002
118
1.5× the normal annual activity
2003
72
season ended 4 weeks early
2004
68
season ended 3 weeks early
2005
36
only 0.5× the normal annual activity
2006
72
season began 3 weeks early
2010
65
season ended 9 weeks early
2011
83
season began 4 weeks late
2012
74
season ended 3 weeks late
2013
82
season ended 6 weeks early
2014
68
season began 26 weeks late
2015
51
only 0.7× the normal annual activity
season ended 9 weeks early
2017
82
season began 4 weeks late
2020
133
1.7× the normal annual activity
peak 4.3× stronger than normal
season began 29 weeks late
2021
18
only 0.2× the normal annual activity
2022
158
2.1× the normal annual activity
peak 3.2× stronger than normal
season began 31 weeks late
2023
101
peak 3.3× stronger than normal
season began 22 weeks late
2024
111
season began 11 weeks late
2025
95
season began 3 weeks late
season ended 4 weeks late
2026
84
season began 3 weeks late