Crops · dekad 2026-08-11

Georgia

Georgia is 24th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, and rose over this window, ranking 21st of 26 by fall steepness, from the 6th 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.

No crop region in Georgia is at its worst in 26 years for this point in the season.

Three instruments, 12 regions, one day. Each region against its own 26 years, never against another region.

Vegetation, current

0 of 12 regions at their own record

Georgia: 0.91 standard deviations above normal

Samtskhe J.. 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Abkhazia. 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Kakheti. 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Samergelo and Z.. 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Adjara Aut. Rep.. 6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Imereti. 23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Shida Kartli. 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Guria. 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Kvemo Kartli. 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Mtskheta. 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Racha-Lechkhumi. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Tbilisi. 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Water satisfaction

0 of 12 regions at their own record

Georgia: 80% of crop water need met, normally 73%

Samtskhe J.. 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Abkhazia. 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Kakheti. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Samergelo and Z.. 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Adjara Aut. Rep.. 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Imereti. 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Shida Kartli. 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Guria. 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Kvemo Kartli. 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Mtskheta. 23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Racha-Lechkhumi. 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Tbilisi. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Rainfall, 3-month

0 of 12 regions at their own record

Georgia: 0.28 standard deviations above normal

Samtskhe J.. 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Abkhazia. 14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Kakheti. 17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Samergelo and Z.. 18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Adjara Aut. Rep.. 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Imereti. 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Shida Kartli. 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Guria. 18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Kvemo Kartli. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Mtskheta. 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Racha-Lechkhumi. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Tbilisi. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Colour
at this region's normalfar below
Outline
A heavy outline is that region's worst in 26 years. Different facts: a region can be dark without an outline, meaning far from normal but it has been worse, or outlined without being darkest, a record but a narrow one.
One scale, three instruments
Every panel saturates at 2.5 standard deviations below that region's own normal, so a colour means the same distance-from-normal on all three. It does not mean the same consequence: these measure different things and move at different speeds. The figures under each heading stay in the instrument's own units.

A fourth instrument is not shown here. Cumulative vegetation, the crop-outcome measure closest to yield, reads 23rd of 26 for this country with no region at a record. It integrates from the start of the season, so it is structurally the last to move and reads calmest exactly when a fast deterioration is under way. It is left off the panels to keep three maps comparable in kind; it is on the page in full below.

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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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 23 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

24th worst (joint) of 26 years at this point in the season

The joint 24th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026, across 5 instruments read together, level with 2024

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What the instruments say

The canopy is in its best third, while water satisfaction is in their best third and rainfall is in mid-range.

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

Vegetation, cumulative+0.9223rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.9725th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction80%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.5017th 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.
Temperature21.7 °C23rd 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. 38 of the 196 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 five. 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.KakhetiAbkhaziaAdjara Aut. Rep.Samergelo and Z.Shida KartliMtskhetaKvemo KartliGuriaImeretiRacha-LechkhumiTbilisi

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.

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

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+0.3519th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+2.2126th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction93%25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.0421st 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.
Temperature14.6 °C19th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kakheti

+0.84 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+0.8422nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.9225th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction77%20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.3517th 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 °C22nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Abkhazia

+0.87 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.8721st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.169th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction97%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.0114th 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.
Temperature22.3 °C22nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Adjara Aut. Rep.

+0.99 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.9925th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.496th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction100%25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.4116th 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.
Temperature21.7 °C17th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Samergelo and Z.

+1.01 23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+1.0123rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.2416th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction99%26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.1718th 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.
Temperature22.5 °C22nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Shida Kartli

+1.10 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.1025th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.6821st 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+0.8421st 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 °C21st highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Mtskheta

+1.16 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.1626th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.0616th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction72%23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.6019th 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 °C24th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kvemo Kartli

+1.29 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.2926th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+1.1326th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction71%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.6320th 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.
Temperature21.7 °C23rd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Guria

+1.36 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.3626th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.259th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction100%25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.3418th 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.
Temperature22.8 °C16th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Imereti

+1.55 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.5525th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.8723rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.7121st 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 °C23rd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Racha-Lechkhumi

+1.56 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.5626th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.5320th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction89%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.7020th 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 °C24th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Tbilisi

+1.77 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.7726th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+1.3125th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction68%20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.5320th 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 °C23rd 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