Northern Tablelands Local Land Services

Drought conditions persist in parts of the region.  

• The Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) shows approximately 7% of the region being in the Drought Affected category at the end of November. This is an increase since the October Update.
• Rainfall deficits across parts of the region over several months is driving the transition for some areas into the Drought Affected category, particularly across areas in the north.
• The influence of the rainfall at the end of November will be captured in the next Update.
• Other areas are maintaining a good production outlook, although producers are monitoring forecasts closely entering summer.
• Warm temperatures and soil moisture will continue be a management consideration.
• 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

Plant greenness levels remain 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.

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 are generally stable across the region, although the rainfall indicator is showing a declining trend in some areas.

• Further rainfall will be needed to continue the improvement in conditions and maintain production outlooks for many locations entering summer.

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