Fire season: about 18 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51 | 5 |
| 2002 | 89 | 25 |
| 2003 | 56 | 13 |
| 2004 | 88 | 25 |
| 2005 | 48 | 11 |
| 2006 | 49 | 11 |
| 2007 | 40 | 7 |
| 2008 | 55 | 13 |
| 2009 | 36 | 4 |
| 2010 | 55 | 13 |
| 2011 | 53 | 14 |
| 2012 | 59 | 51 |
| 2013 | 76 | 76 |
| 2014 | 44 | 44 |
| 2015 | 35 | 35 |
| 2016 | 72 | 72 |
| 2017 | 60 | 60 |
| 2018 | 79 | 164 |
| 2019 | 72 | 131 |
| 2020 | 84 | 160 |
| 2021 | 33 | 84 |
| 2022 | 63 | 146 |
| 2023 | 56 | 105 |
| 2024 | 30 | 113 |
| 2025 | 51 | 152 |
| 2026 | 62 | 145 |
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: ~0.2
Right now
This week is more active than 28% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.2 expected · usual 0.2
Next 3 months
About usual
~4.3 expected · usual 4.3
likely 1.2–17 · usual 0.0–13
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
late June – early August
32% of annual activity
early February – mid March
25% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 7.8× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.98).
Unusual years
2001
51
season began 3 weeks early
2002
89
season ended 4 weeks early
2003
56
season ended 4 weeks early
2004
88
season ended 5 weeks early
2009
36
season ended 3 weeks late
2014
44
season began 26 weeks late
2019
72
season began 3 weeks early
2020
84
season began 4 weeks late
2021
33
season began 3 weeks early
season ended 4 weeks early
2022
63
season began 12 weeks late
season ended 5 weeks late
2023
56
season ended 3 weeks late
2024
30
season ended 3 weeks late
2025
51
season began 5 weeks late