1 of 4 crop regions in Djibouti are at their worst on record for this point in the season. Its highest in any previous year was 1, on a recent average of 0.17.
Vegetation, cumulativethe harvest measure1of 4
Vegetation, current1of 4
Water satisfaction1of 4
Rainfall, 3-month2of 4
Temperature4of 4
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 sowing
Water satisfactionthe season so far, as a water balancealready elevated when this window opens, so nothing here shows when it began
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
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
Every input is measured against its own record, but no source publishes this average. It is our combination, not an observation.
This value places the country against itself, so it does not rank countries against each other. Its year-to-year spread here is 0.232, and that spread differs by place, so a higher value elsewhere can be a less unusual year than this one. The rank is the comparable figure.
A reading of conditions to date. It carries no statement about the rest of the season.
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-0.82lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.87lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction13%3rd 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.
Temperature34.0 °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 Djibouti, 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.
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.
Obock
-1.47
lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.
Vegetation, cumulative-1.47lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.49lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction14%9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.63lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture is not defined for this region at this point in the season.
Temperature32.5 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Arta
-0.87
6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.
Vegetation, cumulative-0.876th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.766th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction5%3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.776th 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.
Temperature35.4 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Dikhil
-0.66
6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.
Vegetation, cumulative-0.666th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.806th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction15%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.955th 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.
Temperature34.4 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Tadjoura
-0.29
13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, cumulative-0.2913th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.458th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction17%3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-2.30lowest 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.
Temperature33.7 °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.