South-East Local Land Services

Drought conditions improving but remain variable across the region.

• The Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) shows approximately 8% of the region is in the Drought Affected category at the end of August. The extent of the area in the Non-Drought (84%) category has increased, particularly in the central, east and north of the region.
• August rainfall was below average, which has contributed to the variation in conditions across the region.
• On ground reports suggest further rainfall following the drier end to winter would be welcome to maintain and improve pastures at some locations.
• The DPIRD continues to closely monitor conditions in this region.

Click on the scroll bar below the map to compare with previous months.

Normalised Difference Vegetation Index

Plant greenness levels have improved, but remain variable across the region for the June to August period.

Note that some of the extremely negative NDVI areas (brown patches) are water bodies or from the influence of forestry operations.

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

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.