Greater Sydney Local Land Services

On-ground conditions generally remain steady across the region.

• The Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) shows that the region is in the Non-Drought (92%) or Recovery (7%) category at the end of November.
• November rainfall was generally near average across the region. The influence of the rainfall at the end of November will be captured in the next Update.
• The continued easing of conditions is positive for landholders, and will aid summer farm management decisions and actions.
• The drought forecast suggests that the region will likely be in the Non-Drought category by the end of February 2025.

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Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)

Plant greenness levels are above average for most of the region for the September to November period.

Note that some of the extremely negative NDVI areas (brown patches) are water bodies or changes due to urban development.

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 remain high across the region.

• Follow-up rainfall has been effective in aiding the longer-term recovery from drought conditions across the region.
• The production outlooks remain positive across the region entering summer.

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