Peak fire period now
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 1 |
| 2003 | 25 | 17 |
| 2004 | 14 | 11 |
| 2005 | 23 | 14 |
| 2006 | 16 | 8 |
| 2007 | 9 | 5 |
| 2008 | 14 | 8 |
| 2009 | 17 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 |
| 2015 | 67 | 67 |
| 2016 | 33 | 33 |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 |
| 2018 | 8 | 19 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020 | 15 | 35 |
| 2021 | 7 | 16 |
| 2022 | 6 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 | 24 | 43 |
| 2025 | 11 | 16 |
| 2026 | 1 | 11 |
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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%
Moderate
Expected detections: ~1.2
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Moderate~1.2 expected · usual 0.7
Next 3 months
About usual
~1.2 expected · usual 2.5
likely 0.0–5.6 · usual 0.0–2.4
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
late September – early November
42% of annual activity
mid April – late May
39% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 3.4× its earlier level (p 0.002). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.36).
Unusual years
2003
25
season began 3 weeks late
season ended 3 weeks early
2012
8
season ended 5 weeks early
2015
67
4.6× the normal annual activity
peak 3.3× stronger than normal
2016
33
peak 3.3× stronger than normal
2019
7
season began 3 weeks early
2021
7
season began 25 weeks late
2022
6
season began 3 weeks late
2023
7
season ended 8 weeks late
2024
24
season began 5 weeks late
2025
11
season began 4 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 22% of past years at this time