Crops · dekad 2026-09-01

Chad

5 of 23 crop regions in Chad are at their worst on record for this point in the season. Its highest in any previous year was 5, on a recent average of 1.

Vegetation, cumulativethe harvest measure5of 23
Vegetation, current5of 23
Water satisfaction8of 23
Rainfall, 3-month12of 23
Temperature16of 23

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 dekadalready elevated when this window opens, so nothing here shows when it began
Temperaturethis dekad
Rainfall, 3-monththe past 3 monthsalready elevated when this window opens, so nothing here shows when it began
Vegetation, cumulativethe season so far, from sowingalready elevated when this window opens, so nothing here shows when it began
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

Nothing we can show. The driver is not identified here. 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

worst on record of 26 years at this point in the season

The 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 at its lowest on record here, while water satisfaction and rainfall are also in their worst third without being records.

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

Vegetation, cumulative-0.80lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.40lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction87%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.50lowest 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.
Temperature27.4 °Chighest 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 Chad, 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 normalworsebetterEnnedi EstEnnedi OuestLogone Occ.Wadi FiraLogone OrientalLacOuaddaïMayo-Kebbi OuestTandjiléMandoulBathaKanemMoyen-ChariSilaSalamatBorkouMayo-Kebbi EstBarh-El-GazelGuéraN'DjamenaHadjer LamisHadjer-LamisChari-Baguirmi

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.

Ennedi Est

-2.04 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-2.04lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-2.27lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction10%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.89lowest 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.
Temperature33.6 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ennedi Ouest

-1.67 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.672nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.832nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction9%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.83lowest 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.
Temperature34.0 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Logone Occ.

-1.67 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.672nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.587th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.814th 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.
Temperature25.5 °C3rd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Wadi Fira

-1.42 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.42lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.38lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction37%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.99lowest 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.
Temperature30.3 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Logone Oriental

-1.40 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.403rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.933rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction90%6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.432nd 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.
Temperature25.6 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Lac

-1.35 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.35lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.42lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction46%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-2.15lowest 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.
Temperature31.3 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ouaddaï

-1.27 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.27lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.02lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction71%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.78lowest 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.
Temperature29.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Mayo-Kebbi Ouest

-1.05 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.053rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.2110th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction96%8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.302nd 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.
Temperature26.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Tandjilé

-1.02 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.022nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.377th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction97%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.392nd 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.
Temperature25.9 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Mandoul

-1.01 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.013rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.26lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction88%3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-2.12lowest 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.
Temperature25.8 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Batha

-0.94 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.94lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.002nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction60%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.472nd 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.
Temperature29.8 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kanem

-0.91 4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.914th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.675th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction36%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.94lowest 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.
Temperature31.2 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Moyen-Chari

-0.76 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.763rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.327th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction87%5th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-2.27lowest 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.
Temperature26.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Sila

-0.72 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.722nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.258th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction96%4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.964th 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.
Temperature28.5 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Salamat

-0.61 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.613rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.0911th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction97%10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.128th 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.
Temperature28.0 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Borkou

-0.60 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.608th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.916th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction11%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.382nd 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.
Temperature34.9 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Mayo-Kebbi Est

-0.46 5th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative-0.465th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.0912th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction99%13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.412nd 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.
Temperature26.3 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Barh-El-Gazel

-0.39 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.397th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.1110th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction55%5th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.43lowest 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.
Temperature30.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Guéra

-0.12 11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative-0.1211th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.4020th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction90%2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.22lowest 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.
Temperature27.6 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

N'Djamena

-0.10 10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.1010th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.5324th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction100%14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.304th 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.
Temperature27.5 °C5th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Hadjer Lamis

-0.10 13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.1013th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.0311th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction96%12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.66lowest 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.
Temperature28.3 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Hadjer-Lamis

-0.09 14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative-0.0914th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.3717th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction82%8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.722nd 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.
Temperature29.0 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Chari-Baguirmi

+0.01 10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.0110th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.5725th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction99%11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.86lowest 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.
Temperature27.1 °Chighest 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