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Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 84 | 0 |
| 2002 | 64 | 0 |
| 2003 | 33 | 0 |
| 2004 | 33 | 0 |
| 2005 | 33 | 0 |
| 2006 | 32 | 0 |
| 2007 | 35 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34 | 0 |
| 2010 | 32 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
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 0.3
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~0.3 expected · usual 6.6
likely 0.0–5.9 · usual 0.0–12
Season
Season
Critical windows
mid December – mid March
40% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record has no abrupt jump (p 1.00). ODLAR's record changes level in 2013 (p < 0.001): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2002
64
season ended 3 weeks early
2012
3
season began 7 weeks late
season ended 25 weeks early
Right now
This week is more active than 28% of past years at this time