Fire season: about 19 weeks left · 0.0× the usual for this week
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 338 | 79 |
| 2002 | 196 | 55 |
| 2003 | 165 | 58 |
| 2004 | 213 | 87 |
| 2005 | 248 | 74 |
| 2006 | 215 | 94 |
| 2007 | 170 | 42 |
| 2008 | 193 | 54 |
| 2009 | 80 | 18 |
| 2010 | 383 | 133 |
| 2011 | 157 | 58 |
| 2012 | 216 | 208 |
| 2013 | 101 | 101 |
| 2014 | 78 | 78 |
| 2015 | 269 | 269 |
| 2016 | 88 | 88 |
| 2017 | 135 | 135 |
| 2018 | 71 | 112 |
| 2019 | 131 | 300 |
| 2020 | 126 | 253 |
| 2021 | 91 | 200 |
| 2022 | 136 | 286 |
| 2023 | 67 | 176 |
| 2024 | 81 | 275 |
| 2025 | 249 | 803 |
| 2026 | 108 | 330 |
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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%
Low
Expected detections: ~1.0
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~1.0 expected · usual 4.0
Next 3 months
Quieter than usual
~12 expected · usual 36
likely 1.2–52 · usual 0.0–79
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid July – early September
32% of annual activity
late February – mid March
13% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 3.4× its earlier level (p 0.002). ODLAR's record changes level in 2013 (p 0.05): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2001
338
season ended 15 weeks early
2004
213
season ended 3 weeks late
2006
215
season began 4 weeks early
2007
170
season ended 3 weeks early
2009
80
season began 3 weeks early
2010
383
season ended 11 weeks early
2012
216
season began 19 weeks late
season ended 3 weeks late
2014
78
season began 3 weeks early
2015
269
season ended 14 weeks early
2020
126
season began 9 weeks late
2021
91
season began 4 weeks early
2022
136
season began 3 weeks early
2024
81
season began 4 weeks late
2026
108
season began 3 weeks early
season ended 4 weeks early
Right now
This week is more active than 12% of past years at this time