Fire season: about 17 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 36 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | 0 |
| 2003 | 13 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 1 |
| 2005 | 16 | 1 |
| 2006 | 24 | 3 |
| 2007 | 32 | 5 |
| 2008 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | 16 | 2 |
| 2010 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 40 | 40 |
| 2014 | 53 | 53 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 171 | 310 |
| 2019 | 52 | 91 |
| 2020 | 217 | 401 |
| 2021 | 354 | 660 |
| 2022 | 4 | 16 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 20 | 48 |
| 2025 | 58 | 113 |
| 2026 | 4 | 13 |
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: ~0.1
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.1 expected · usual 0.1
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~3.7 expected · usual 30
likely 1.0–88 · usual 0.0–47
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid December – early March
53% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 96.2× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.74).
Unusual years
2009
16
season began 9 weeks early
2013
40
season ended 13 weeks early
2014
53
season began 24 weeks late
2016
21
season began 22 weeks late
2017
6
season began 12 weeks early
2018
171
8.6× the normal annual activity
peak 18× stronger than normal
season ended 10 weeks early
2019
52
season began 22 weeks late
2020
217
11× the normal annual activity
peak 11× stronger than normal
season ended 10 weeks early
2021
354
18× the normal annual activity
peak 20× stronger than normal
2023
3
only 0.1× the normal annual activity
season began 7 weeks early
2024
20
season ended 10 weeks early
2025
58
season began 10 weeks early
2026
4
season began 26 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 26% of past years at this time