North Coast Local Land Services

Positive production outlooks continue across the region.

• Rainfall through December was average to above average, with the highest totals in the north of the region. This is continuing to drive the positive production conditions.
• Small areas in the region remain in the Drought Affected category. Further rainfall will see conditions improve and aid the transition to the Recovery category.
• The drought forecast suggests that the region will likely be in the Non-Drought category by the end of March 2025.

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Normalised Difference Vegetation Index

Plant greenness levels remain above average across most of the region for the October to December 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

The drought indicators continue to remain high across the region in response to timely and effective rainfall and warmer conditions.

• Sustained recovery will continue with further follow up rainfall.
• While still high, there has been a decline in the RI values over the past month at some locations. Continued rainfall will ensure the indicators remain high positive.
• Positive production outlooks remain across the region.

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