Crops · dekad 2026-08-11

Guyana

Guyana is 2nd most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, and 8th steepest fall of 26, but from the 22nd highest starting level of those 26, so it is not a record fall once that is accounted for. 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.

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

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

Vegetation, current

0 of 8 regions at their own record

Guyana: 0.01 standard deviations below normal

Demerara Mahaica. 12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Pomeroon. 13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Cuyuni. 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Upper Takutu. 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026East Berbice. 15th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Mahaica Berbice. 13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Essequibo. 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Upper Demerara. 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Water satisfaction

3 of 8 regions at their own record

Guyana: 92% of crop water need met, normally 97%

Demerara Mahaica. 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Pomeroon. 6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Cuyuni. 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Upper Takutu. lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026East Berbice. lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Mahaica Berbice. 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Essequibo. lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Upper Demerara. 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Rainfall, 3-month

0 of 8 regions at their own record

Guyana: 0.06 standard deviations above normal

Demerara Mahaica. 14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Pomeroon. 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Cuyuni. 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Upper Takutu. 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026East Berbice. 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Mahaica Berbice. 14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Essequibo. 12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Upper Demerara. 8th 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 6th 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, current0of 8
Water satisfaction3of 8
Rainfall, 3-month0of 8
Temperature5of 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

2nd worst of 26 years at this point in the season

The 2nd 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 their worst third and rainfall is in mid-range.

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

Vegetation, cumulative-0.516th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.0313th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction92%2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.2013th 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 °C2nd 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 Guyana, 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 normalworsebetterDemerara MahaicaCuyuniUpper TakutuPomeroonEast BerbiceMahaica BerbiceEssequiboUpper Demerara

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.

Demerara Mahaica

-1.20 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.202nd 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 satisfaction97%2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.3514th 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.
Temperature28.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Cuyuni

-0.95 4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.954th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.372nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction96%2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.397th lowest 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.
Temperature25.2 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Upper Takutu

-0.83 4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.834th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.983rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction67%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.707th 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

Pomeroon

-0.81 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.812nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.1913th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction98%6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.7819th 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.
Temperature27.9 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

East Berbice

-0.46 6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.466th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.1815th lowest 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-0.489th 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

Mahaica Berbice

-0.31 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.318th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.1513th 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+0.2814th 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.
Temperature28.1 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Essequibo

-0.10 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.109th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.4116th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction99%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.2112th 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.
Temperature27.8 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Upper Demerara

+2.01 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+2.0124th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+3.1025th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction91%2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.568th lowest 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.
Temperature27.6 °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