Crops · dekad 2026-08-11

Guinea

Guinea is 4th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, and rose over this window, ranking 17th of 26 by fall steepness, from the 19th highest starting level of those 26. None of its 8 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.

One of Guinea's 8 crop regions has never looked worse than it does today.

Three instruments, 8 regions, one day. Each region against its own 26 years, never against another region.

Vegetation, current

1 of 8 regions at their own record

Guinea: 0.30 standard deviations below normal

Kankan. 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Conakry. 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Nzerekore. lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Kindia. 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Faranah. 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Labe. 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Mamou. 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Boke. 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Water satisfaction

0 of 8 regions at their own record

Guinea: 95% of crop water need met, normally 94%

Kankan. 17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Conakry. 4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Nzerekore. 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Kindia. 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Faranah. 11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Labe. 17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Mamou. 4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Boke. 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Rainfall, 3-month

0 of 8 regions at their own record

Guinea: 0.57 standard deviations below normal

Kankan. 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Conakry. 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Nzerekore. 5th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Kindia. 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Faranah. 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Labe. 5th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Mamou. 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Boke. 19th 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 7th 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 8
Vegetation, current1of 8
Water satisfaction0of 8
Rainfall, 3-month0of 8
Temperature6of 8

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

4th worst of 26 years at this point in the season

The 4th 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 worst third, while water satisfaction is in mid-range and rainfall is in their worst third.

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

Vegetation, cumulative-0.417th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.358th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.735th 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.
Temperature25.1 °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. 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 Guinea, 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 normalworsebetterConakryKankanNzerekoreKindiaFaranahLabeMamouBoke

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.

Conakry

-1.18 4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.184th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.639th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction98%4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.802nd 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.
Temperature25.0 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kankan

-0.83 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.833rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.683rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.867th 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.
Temperature25.4 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Nzerekore

-0.73 5th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.735th lowest 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 satisfaction99%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.935th 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.
Temperature23.4 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kindia

-0.33 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.337th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.4422nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction83%2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.942nd 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.
Temperature24.8 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Faranah

+0.40 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.4022nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.2619th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction93%11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.697th 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.
Temperature24.3 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Labe

+0.67 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.6724th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.8026th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction97%17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.005th 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 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Mamou

+0.81 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.8124th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.8826th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction92%4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.672nd 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.
Temperature22.6 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Boke

+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+0.8526th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction94%16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.4719th 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.
Temperature26.0 °C4th 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