Fire season: about 16 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 36 | 5 |
| 2002 | 30 | 2 |
| 2003 | 19 | 1 |
| 2004 | 32 | 10 |
| 2005 | 37 | 11 |
| 2006 | 64 | 23 |
| 2007 | 27 | 6 |
| 2008 | 21 | 7 |
| 2009 | 41 | 7 |
| 2010 | 34 | 13 |
| 2011 | 82 | 31 |
| 2012 | 18 | 17 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 |
| 2014 | 39 | 39 |
| 2015 | 73 | 73 |
| 2016 | 48 | 48 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 |
| 2018 | 11 | 26 |
| 2019 | 51 | 84 |
| 2020 | 19 | 42 |
| 2021 | 23 | 53 |
| 2022 | 27 | 71 |
| 2023 | 12 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 | 36 |
| 2025 | 56 | 211 |
| 2026 | 12 | 46 |
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 24% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low<0.1 expected · usual 0.1
Next 3 months
About usual
~1.1 expected · usual 2.3
likely 0.0–4.9 · usual 0.0–4.3
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid July – early September
49% of annual activity
late February – early March
8% of annual activity
early February – early February
8% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2014 to 5.2× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.48).
Unusual years
2006
64
peak 4.7× stronger than normal
season ended 17 weeks early
2007
27
season ended 5 weeks late
2011
82
peak 5.1× stronger than normal
2012
18
season began 28 weeks late
season ended 5 weeks late
2013
20
season ended 3 weeks late
2015
73
season ended 4 weeks early
2017
29
season ended 4 weeks late
2018
11
season ended 17 weeks early
2020
19
season ended 6 weeks late
2021
23
season began 3 weeks late
season ended 4 weeks late
2022
27
season ended 3 weeks early
2023
12
season began 3 weeks late
2026
12
season ended 3 weeks early