Greater Sydney Local Land Services
On-ground conditions improve across the region.
- March rainfall was near average across the region.
- Areas in the northwest have transitioned from the Drought Affected category to the Recovery category during March.
- Continued rainfall will be important to ensure continue recovery and positive production outlooks are maintained through autumn.
- The drought forecast suggests that large parts of the region will likely transition into the Drought Affected CDI category by the end of June (with moderate model agreement and moderate past accuracy).
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Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Plant greenness levels remain near average to above average for most of the region for the January to March 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 three locations.
- The outlook remains positive entering autumn at all locations.
- Recent rainfall has contributed to the improvement in the RI values at Richmond.
To access a Drought History chart for your Parish, visit the Seasonal Conditions Information Portal.