Greater Sydney Local Land Services

On-ground conditions continue to improve across the region, particularly in the south and east.

• The Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) shows that the majority of the region is in the Non-Drought (65%) or Recovery category (26%) at the end of July.
• Rainfall has been average across the region, with falls early in July continuing to improve conditions.
• The easing of conditions is positive for landholders, and will aid winter farm management.
• Continued follow up rain will be needed to aid longer-term improvement in conditions.
• The DPIRD continues to closely monitor conditions in this region.

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Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)

Plant greenness levels have remained generally stable since the last Update during the May to July 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 respond to follow up rainfall in July with Richmond and Camden now in the Non-Drought category.

• Rainfall has also aided an improvement in conditions in the Gosford region and this area transitioned into the Recovery category during July.
• Continued improvement in conditions is expected in the coming months.
• The improvement in conditions is positive for landholders and will aid in winter farm management decisions.

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