Crops · dekad 2026-09-01

Armenia

Armenia is 25th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, and rose over this window, ranking 24th of 26 by fall steepness, from the 7th highest starting level of those 26. None of its 11 crop regions is at a record low on the measure that adds up the whole season, marked below, which is also the slowest of them to move.

Vegetation, cumulativethe harvest measure0of 11
Vegetation, current0of 11
Water satisfaction0of 11
Rainfall, 3-month0of 11
Temperature0of 11

What moved, and when

Each square is one dekad, and its shade shows how many of this country’s crop regions stood at their own worst on record for that point in the season. Rows are ordered by how much time each instrument summarises, shortest first, because a shorter window can move sooner. That order is fixed and is the same on every country page.

Vegetation, currentthis dekad
Soil moisturethis dekad
Temperaturethis dekad
Rainfall, 3-monththe past 3 months
Vegetation, cumulativethe season so far, from sowing
Water satisfactionthe season so far, as a water balance
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
none at a recordone regionfewer than a thirda third to three quartersmost or alltoo few regions reporting to saynot reported
What connects these rows

The driver is water. This section says what moved and when. It never says because.

These 25 dekads were picked rather than derived. A shorter window changes which peak looks like the first, and a sequence visible inside a window may not exist outside it.

How bad is it, against this country’s own record

Five instruments read together our combination, not an observation

25th worst of 26 years at this point in the season

The 25th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026, across 5 instruments read together

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What the instruments say

The canopy is in its best third, as are water satisfaction and rainfall.

Each track is that instrument’s own 26 years, worst on the left.

Vegetation, cumulative+0.6622nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.8724th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction66%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.0923rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature15.4 °C18th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Five instruments, each against its own 26 years for this point in the season. They are shown together because they can disagree: a region can sit at a record low on vegetation while water or rainfall sits in its best third. 66 of the 440 regions at a record low on current vegetation have water or rainfall sitting in its own best third at the same moment, about one in seven. This page reports where each one sits and does not say what caused what.

Every region of Armenia, worst to least

Each bar is the full spread of that region’s previous 25 years at this point in the season. The dot is this year. A dot at the left of a wide bar and a dot at the left of a narrow bar are different findings, which is why the history is drawn rather than described.

its normalworsebetterYerevanAragatsotnVayots DzorShirakKotaykGegharkunikSyunikLoriAraratArmavirTavush

Regions in colour are at their worst on record. The rest are placed on the same scale so a single deep region inside an otherwise ordinary country reads differently from a country where the whole distribution has moved.

Yerevan

+0.14 12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.1412th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.3912th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction43%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.1021st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature23.0 °C16th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Aragatsotn

+0.22 17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.2217th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.9523rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction76%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.9720th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature14.3 °C14th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Vayots Dzor

+0.35 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.3519th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.9823rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction56%23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.8219th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature15.8 °C21st highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Shirak

+0.42 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.4220th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+1.0524th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction74%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.4922nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature15.1 °C16th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kotayk

+0.63 23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.6323rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+1.0924th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction70%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.5223rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature14.7 °C16th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Gegharkunik

+0.65 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.6521st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.7922nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction69%23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.0022nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature12.8 °C20th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Syunik

+0.79 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.7921st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.8824th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction61%17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.7119th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature13.7 °C21st highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Lori

+0.80 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.8024th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.5220th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction85%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.0520th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature14.0 °C14th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ararat

+0.98 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.9825th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.5322nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction39%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.1923rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature23.1 °C16th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Armavir

+1.06 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+1.0625th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.6226th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction44%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.8921st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature23.6 °C16th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Tavush

+1.21 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+1.2125th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.7621st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction74%23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.4721st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature18.6 °C17th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

This measurement is of the crop canopy and not of what stressed it: heat, drought, disease and late planting are not separable here, which is why no claim on this page names a cause.

Kristjan Lepik (2026). The Long Swell, Crops. thelongswell.com