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WALTER Climate Component

Fire behavior is strongly influenced by climatic factors. For example, the amount of snow and/or rain that falls in the winter preceeding the fire season has a significant impact on how wet fuels are during the fire season. The frequency of lightning strikes is also important. Research on the relationship between climate patterns and fuel moisture provides ways to use information about climate history and patterns to anticipate where fire hazard and fire severity are likely to be most acute.