Figure 7. Comparison of Monthly Burned Area Due to Wildfires in the Eastern and Western 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,East (1984-2002),East (2003-2021),West (1984-2002),West (2003-2021)
January,0.002234421,0.004806895,0.009042842,0.030602316
February,0.011123421,0.016805579,0.024888842,0.059310474
March,0.018077737,0.033932421,0.061733105,0.230007421
April,0.065738211,0.079529632,0.044656316,0.236864211
May,0.038300421,0.054628421,0.102675526,0.287108947
June,0.024379632,0.021606579,0.529413895,1.498552895
July,0.011177526,0.014910684,0.755648105,1.773265421
August,0.004095053,0.013388158,0.799334789,1.304185
September,0.004714421,0.004082789,0.118338737,0.36494
October,0.030675105,0.007877895,0.068559947,0.134181632
November,0.043114368,0.013321,0.014249632,0.037096368
December,0.001898632,0.001987737,0.004378526,0.038902947