Quiet now. The season usually starts mid April
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 7 | 16 |
| 2020 | 4 | 14 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 13 |
| 2023 | 9 | 23 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 |
| 2025 | 8 | 29 |
| 2026 | 6 | 19 |
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 0.2
likely 0.0–0.2 · usual 0.0–0.2
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
early August – mid September
31% of annual activity
mid May – late June
25% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 66.9× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.15).
Unusual years
2012
1
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season began 12 weeks late
season ended 11 weeks early
2013
2
season ended 8 weeks early
2014
2
season began 11 weeks late
season ended 12 weeks early
2015
8
2.1× the normal annual activity
peak 4.0× stronger than normal
season ended 8 weeks early
2016
2
season ended 14 weeks early
2018
1
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season ended 19 weeks early
2022
6
peak 4.0× stronger than normal
2023
9
2.3× the normal annual activity
season began 9 weeks early
season ended 6 weeks late
2024
7
peak 4.0× stronger than normal
season ended 11 weeks late
2025
8
2.1× the normal annual activity
peak 5.0× stronger than normal
2026
6
peak 4.0× stronger than normal
season ended 8 weeks early