Western Local Land Services

Conditions continue to improve with sustained drought recovery across much of the region.

• The Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) shows nearly all the region is in the Recovery or Non-Drought category at the end of May.
• Further follow up rainfall will continue to drive the recent improvement in conditions across the region.
• The NSW DPI continues to closely monitor conditions in this region.

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Normalised Difference Vegetation Index

Plant greenness levels have remained generally stable since the last Update.

• Plant greenness levels are highly variable across the region. The influence of ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily on plant greenness levels has decreased during May.
• Areas with below average levels of greenness indicate low levels of ground cover and standing dry matter available for livestock.
• Some of the extremely negative NDVI areas (brown patches) are water bodies.

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Individual Drought Indicators

Drought indicators remain variable but have continued to respond to recent rainfall.

• Recent rainfall over the past few months has seen a sustained recovery across the region.
• Indicators in the southwest of the region have declined in recent months but remain above the Non-Drought category threshold.

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