2005 California wildfires
7,162 wildfires burned of land in the US state of California in 2005.
Background
The timing of "fire season" in California is variable, depending on the amount of prior winter and spring precipitation, the frequency and severity of weather such as heat waves and wind events, and moisture content in vegetation. Northern California typically sees wildfire activity between late spring and early fall, peaking in the summer with hotter and drier conditions. Occasional cold frontal passages can bring wind and lightning. The timing of fire season in Southern California is similar, peaking between late spring and fall. The severity and duration of peak activity in either part of the state is modulated in part by weather events: downslope/offshore wind events can lead to critical fire weather, while onshore flow and Pacific weather systems can bring conditions that hamper wildfire growth.List of wildfires
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded during the 2005 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.| Name | County | Acres | Km | Start date | Contained Date | Notes |
| Dos Amigos | Merced | June 3, 2005 | June 3, 2005 | - | ||
| Five | Fresno | June 4, 2005 | June 5, 2005 | - | ||
| Sperry | Stanislaus | June 4, 2005 | June 4, 2005 | - | ||
| Pioneer | San Bernardino | June 18, 2005 | June 19, 2005 | - | ||
| Paradise | San Bernardino | June 22, 2005 | June 25, 2005 | - | ||
| Soboba | Riverside | June 22, 2005 | June 24, 2005 | - | ||
| Hackberry | San Bernardino | June 22, 2005 | June 27, 2005 | - | ||
| Bailey | Madera | July 2, 2005 | July 2, 2005 | - | ||
| Tovey | Los Angeles | July 5, 2005 | July 6, 2005 | - | ||
| Millwood | Tulare | July 7, 2005 | July 7, 2005 | - | ||
| Nine | Tulare | July 9, 2005 | July 9, 2005 | - | ||
| Tesla | Alameda | July 19, 2005 | July 20, 2005 | - | ||
| China Lake | Kern | July 19, 2005 | July 19, 2005 | - | ||
| Kingston | San Bernardino | July 22, 2005 | July 23, 2005 | - | ||
| Cowpie | Merced | August 1, 2005 | August 1, 2005 | - | ||
| Halloran | San Bernardino | August 3, 2005 | August 3, 2005 | 1 civilian killed | - | |
| Deer | Lake | August 9, 2005 | August 9, 2005 | - | ||
| ThirtySix | Tehama | August 10, 2005 | August 11, 2005 | - | ||
| Barrel | Modoc | August 22, 2005 | August 22, 2005 | - | ||
| Harding | Sierra | August 24, 2005 | August 24, 2005 | - | ||
| Manton | Tehama | August 26, 2005 | August 29, 2005 | - | ||
| Blaisdell | Riverside | August 26, 2005 | August 30, 2005 | - | ||
| Gorman | Kern | September 3, 2005 | September 5, 2005 | - | ||
| Pine | Tulare | September 19, 2005 | September 19, 2005 | - | ||
| Topanga | Los Angeles | September 28, 2005 | October 7, 2005 | - | ||
| San Timoteo | Riverside | September 28, 2005 | September 28, 2005 | - | ||
| Harvard | Los Angeles | September 29, 2005 | October 4, 2005 | - | ||
| River | Madera | October 5, 2005 | October 5, 2005 | - | ||
| Border 50 | San Diego | October 5, 2005 | October 8, 2005 | - | ||
| Woodhouse | Riverside | October 5, 2005 | October 7, 2005 | - | ||
| School | Ventura | November 18, 2005 | November 19, 2005 | - |