Quiet now. The season usually starts mid May
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34 | 3 |
| 2002 | 51 | 18 |
| 2003 | 26 | 7 |
| 2004 | 30 | 10 |
| 2005 | 33 | 14 |
| 2006 | 43 | 12 |
| 2007 | 40 | 12 |
| 2008 | 20 | 0 |
| 2009 | 21 | 1 |
| 2010 | 26 | 5 |
| 2011 | 44 | 18 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 |
| 2017 | 24 | 24 |
| 2018 | 29 | 46 |
| 2019 | 45 | 89 |
| 2020 | 34 | 46 |
| 2021 | 35 | 58 |
| 2022 | 38 | 73 |
| 2023 | 33 | 52 |
| 2024 | 13 | 57 |
| 2025 | 22 | 49 |
| 2026 | 13 | 54 |
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
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low<0.1 expected · usual <0.1
Next 3 months
About usual
~0.8 expected · usual 0.3
likely 0.0–3.2 · usual 0.0–0.7
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
late May – late August
75% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 5.1× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.48).
Unusual years
2003
26
season ended 6 weeks late
2005
33
season began 10 weeks early
2012
9
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season ended 7 weeks early
2014
25
season began 9 weeks early
2020
34
season began 6 weeks early
2021
35
season ended 8 weeks early
2024
13
only 0.4× the normal annual activity
2025
22
season began 6 weeks early
2026
13
only 0.4× the normal annual activity
season began 14 weeks early
season ended 9 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 28% of past years at this time