Fire season: about 22 weeks left
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 40 | 0 |
| 2002 | 36 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29 | 1 |
| 2004 | 25 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | 1 |
| 2006 | 35 | 1 |
| 2007 | 20 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | 1 |
| 2009 | 36 | 1 |
| 2010 | 36 | 1 |
| 2011 | 32 | 1 |
| 2012 | 15 | 14 |
| 2013 | 25 | 25 |
| 2014 | 31 | 31 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 36 | 36 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 |
| 2019 | 21 | 54 |
| 2020 | 14 | 22 |
| 2021 | 70 | 150 |
| 2022 | 16 | 44 |
| 2023 | 70 | 132 |
| 2024 | 134 | 216 |
| 2025 | 86 | 164 |
| 2026 | 87 | 332 |
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%
Extreme
Expected detections: ~3.0
Right now
This week is more active than 100% of past years at this time
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Extreme~3.0 expected · usual 0.4
Next 3 months
Busier than usual
~15 expected · usual 7.6
likely 5.7–63 · usual 0.0–9.1
Season
Season
Critical windows
late January – mid April
68% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 104.6× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.36).
Unusual years
2015
9
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
season ended 3 weeks early
2017
13
only 0.4× the normal annual activity
season ended 6 weeks early
2019
21
season ended 4 weeks early
2020
14
only 0.5× the normal annual activity
2021
70
2.3× the normal annual activity
peak 4.6× stronger than normal
2023
70
2.3× the normal annual activity
peak 2.7× stronger than normal
2024
134
4.3× the normal annual activity
2025
86
2.8× the normal annual activity
peak 3.5× stronger than normal
2026
87
2.8× the normal annual activity
season ended 3 weeks early