Greater Sydney Local Land Services

On-ground conditions continue to improve across the region, particularly in the central and north of the region.

• The Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) shows that the majority of the region is in the Non-Drought (77%) or Recovery category (21%) at the end of August.
• August rainfall was average across much of the region, which has continued the transition to the Recovery and Non-Drought categories, particularly in the central parts of the region.
• The continued easing of conditions is positive for landholders, and will aid spring farm management decisions and actions.

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Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)

Plant greenness levels have generally improved since the last Update for the June to August period.

Note that some of the extremely negative NDVI areas (brown patches) are water bodies.

The NDVI anomaly is a useful measure of vegetation density and plant health. It estimates the amount of green vegetation there is in the landscape compared to what is expected at the given time of year, against the baseline period 1987 - 2020.

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Individual Drought Indicators

Drought indicators continue to improve across the region.

• Rainfall has been effective in improving the drought indicators across the region.
• Further rainfall will continue the improvement in conditions and maintain the good production outlooks for many locations.

To access a Drought History chart for your Parish, visit the Seasonal Conditions Information Portal.