Figure 2

Daily energy release component (ERC) values from the Jemez RAWS station for the period 1966 to 2009, derived using FireFamily Plus. Fire season, defined when ERC exceeds the 90^th percentile value, begins on average on 1 April and ends on 1 August, but we extended the fire season to 1 September to account for the lag in 100-hour and 1000-hour fuels. Historical records show a bimodal fire season in extreme years. Time series values are for average (green line) and maximum (red line) observed ERC values. The 90^th percentile value is indicated by the gray line and the 97^th percentile value is indicated by the black line.