Crops · dekad 2026-09-01

Georgia

Georgia is 25th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, and rose over this window, ranking 19th of 26 by fall steepness, from the 3rd highest starting level of those 26. None of its 12 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 12
Vegetation, current0of 12
Water satisfaction0of 12
Rainfall, 3-month0of 12
Temperature0of 12

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

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

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

The joint 25th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026, across 5 instruments read together, level with 2009

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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+1.0024th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.8624th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction77%22nd 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.
Temperature20.5 °C16th 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 Georgia, 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 normalworsebetterSamtskhe J.KakhetiAdjara A. R.Abkhazeti A. R.Samergelo Z.Shida KartliTbilisi (City)Kvemo KartliGuriaMtskhetaRacha-LechkhumiImereti

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.

Samtskhe J.

+0.69 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+0.6921st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+1.2825th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction89%25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+2.0525th 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.
Temperature13.8 °C15th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kakheti

+0.87 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+0.8722nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.7622nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction74%20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.7117th 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.
Temperature21.5 °C18th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Adjara A. R.

+0.89 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+0.8924th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.952nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction99%18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.4414th 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.
Temperature21.2 °C12th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Abkhazeti A. R.

+1.01 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.0126th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.9626th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction94%18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.2917th 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.
Temperature22.0 °C12th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Samergelo Z.

+1.06 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.0624th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.7323rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.9422nd 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.
Temperature21.9 °C13th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Shida Kartli

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

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.2726th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+1.1424th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction72%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.7225th 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.
Temperature19.5 °C15th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Tbilisi (City)

+1.30 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.3025th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+1.7326th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction66%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.7024th 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.
Temperature20.7 °C14th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kvemo Kartli

+1.32 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.3226th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.8424th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction69%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.6824th 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.
Temperature20.9 °C13th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Guria

+1.39 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.3926th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.1014th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction98%16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.9120th 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.
Temperature21.4 °C12th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Mtskheta

+1.41 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.4126th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+1.2223rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction71%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.7425th 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.
Temperature19.2 °C14th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Racha-Lechkhumi

+1.47 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.4726th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.1412th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction85%18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.0822nd 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.
Temperature17.2 °C12th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Imereti

+1.58 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.5826th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.7622nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction92%23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.9922nd 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.
Temperature21.9 °C13th 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