Quiet now. The season usually starts early March
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51 | 7 |
| 2002 | 29 | 6 |
| 2003 | 32 | 11 |
| 2004 | 35 | 9 |
| 2005 | 25 | 5 |
| 2006 | 27 | 5 |
| 2007 | 29 | 8 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 17 | 1 |
| 2010 | 28 | 6 |
| 2011 | 23 | 3 |
| 2012 | 18 | 17 |
| 2013 | 26 | 26 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 |
| 2015 | 33 | 33 |
| 2016 | 43 | 43 |
| 2017 | 32 | 32 |
| 2018 | 47 | 86 |
| 2019 | 54 | 96 |
| 2020 | 77 | 151 |
| 2021 | 49 | 95 |
| 2022 | 108 | 216 |
| 2023 | 7 | 13 |
| 2024 | 14 | 38 |
| 2025 | 12 | 26 |
| 2026 | 4 | 15 |
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 26% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low<0.1 expected · usual 0.1
Next 3 months
About usual
~0.8 expected · usual 1.7
likely 0.0–2.3 · usual 0.0–2.4
Season
Season
Critical windows
late June – mid September
61% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 11.4× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.40).
Unusual years
2003
32
season ended 3 weeks early
2011
23
season began 12 weeks early
season ended 9 weeks late
2014
17
season ended 4 weeks early
2015
33
season began 18 weeks late
2017
32
season ended 3 weeks late
2018
47
season ended 5 weeks early
2019
54
season ended 5 weeks late
2021
49
season ended 8 weeks early
2022
108
peak 12× stronger than normal
season began 16 weeks late
season ended 6 weeks early
2023
7
season ended 6 weeks late