South-East Local Land Services

Drought conditions improving but remain variable across the region.

• The Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) shows approximately 11% of the region is in the Drought Affected category at the end of July. The extent of the area in the Non-Drought (73%) and Recovery (15%) categories has increased, particularly in the central, east and north of the region.
• Parts of the far south and west of the region remain in the Drought Affected category, with variable conditions and farm management considerations.
• July rainfall has been average for the much of the region. Parts of the southwest have had below average rainfall during July.
• The underlying drought indicators are generally improving across the region.
• Producers continue to monitor forecasts closely and implement management strategies as required for their enterprises.
• The DPIRD continues to closely monitor conditions in this region.

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Normalised Difference Vegetation Index

Plant greenness levels are variable across the region 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

Individual Drought Indicators

Drought indicators remain highly variable across the region.

• Recent rainfall has aided positive trends in the underlying drought indicators for many locations, leading to strong recovery in the east.
• The indicators at Bega continue to improve with strong recent improvements in the plant growth and soil water values.  This has been driven by consistent rainfall events in the region.
• Indicators remain high at Goulburn and Cooma.

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