Quiet now. The season usually starts early March
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14 | 3 |
| 2003 | 10 | 3 |
| 2004 | 12 | 2 |
| 2005 | 13 | 3 |
| 2006 | 41 | 13 |
| 2007 | 9 | 1 |
| 2008 | 8 | 2 |
| 2009 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010 | 15 | 4 |
| 2011 | 14 | 3 |
| 2012 | 23 | 21 |
| 2013 | 73 | 73 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 43 | 86 |
| 2019 | 7 | 24 |
| 2020 | 8 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 | 16 |
| 2025 | 12 | 43 |
| 2026 | 7 | 22 |
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
~0.0 expected · usual 0.3
likely 0.0–1.0 · usual 0.0–0.5
Season
Season
Critical windows
late June – early August
47% of annual activity
early March – late March
10% of annual activity
late August – late August
6% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 7.9× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record changes level in 2019 (p 0.03): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2006
41
3.5× the normal annual activity
peak 7.1× stronger than normal
season began 20 weeks late
2012
23
season began 6 weeks early
2013
73
6.2× the normal annual activity
peak 12× stronger than normal
season began 19 weeks late
2015
30
season began 4 weeks late
2018
43
3.6× the normal annual activity
peak 6.6× stronger than normal
season began 17 weeks late
2021
7
season began 23 weeks late
2024
3
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season began 8 weeks late
2026
7
season began 4 weeks late