Figure 6. Comparison of Monthly Burned Area Due to Wildfires in the United States Between 1984–2002 and 2003–2021,,
Source: EPA's Climate Change Indicators in the United States: www.epa.gov/climate-indicators,,
"Data source: MTBS, 2023",,
Web update: June 2024,,
Units: burned area (millions of acres per year),,
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Month,1984-2002,2003-2021
January,0.011277263,0.035409211
February,0.036012263,0.076116053
March,0.079810842,0.263939842
April,0.110394526,0.316393842
May,0.140975947,0.341737368
June,0.553793526,1.520159474
July,0.766825632,1.788176105
August,0.803429842,1.317573158
September,0.123053158,0.369022789
October,0.099235053,0.142059526
November,0.057364,0.050417368
December,0.006277158,0.040890684