Quiet now. The season usually starts late March
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 6 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 18 | 34 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4 | 12 |
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 <0.1
Next 3 months
About usual
~0.0 expected · usual 0.1
likely 0.0–0.9 · usual 0.0–0.3
Season
Season
Two-peak season: spring and summer–autumn
Critical windows
mid July – early August
23% of annual activity
mid April – mid May
22% of annual activity
early September – mid September
14% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2012 to 7.4× its earlier level (p 0.002). ODLAR's record changes level in 2016 (p 0.05): a real change, or a trend.
Unusual years
2012
26
6.2× the normal annual activity
peak 11× stronger than normal
season began 17 weeks late
season ended 9 weeks early
2013
3
season began 9 weeks late
season ended 5 weeks early
2014
9
season ended 3 weeks early
2015
6
season ended 3 weeks late
2016
3
season ended 4 weeks early
2017
2
season began 25 weeks late
season ended 4 weeks early
2018
5
season ended 20 weeks early
2019
2
season began 29 weeks late
2020
3
season began 18 weeks late
2021
4
season ended 4 weeks early
2023
3
season began 17 weeks late
2024
18
4.3× the normal annual activity
season ended 4 weeks late
Right now
This week is more active than 26% of past years at this time