Greater Sydney Local Land Services

On-ground conditions continue to steadily improve across the region.

• The Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) shows that the majority of the region is in the Non-Drought (84%) or Recovery category (15%) at the end of September.
• September rainfall was generally average to above average, which has continued the recovery across the region.
• The continued easing of conditions is positive for landholders, and will aid farm management decisions and actions.

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Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)

Plant greenness levels are above average for many parts of the region for the July to September 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 continue to steadily improve across the region.

• Follow-up rainfall has been effective in improving the drought indicators across the region.
• The production outlook remains positive across the region.

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