Crops · dekad 2026-09-01

Jordan

Jordan is 12th 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 12th highest starting level of those 26. None of its 11 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 11
Vegetation, current0of 11
Water satisfaction2of 11
Temperature0of 11

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 sowingalready elevated when this window opens, so nothing here shows when it began
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

12th worst of 26 years at this point in the season

The 12th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026, across 4 instruments read together

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What the instruments say

The canopy is in the middle of its range, while water satisfaction are in their best third.

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

Vegetation, cumulative+0.0715th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.0311th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction6%20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-monthnot reportedFewer than 20 comparable years of rainfall, 3-month at this dekad.
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature28.4 °C7th 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 Jordan, 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 normalworsebetterAmmanAqabaMa'AnBalqaIrbidZarqaJarashTafielaAjloonMafraqMadaba

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.

Amman

-1.34 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.343rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.303rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction5%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-monthnot reportedFewer than 20 comparable years of rainfall, 3-month at this dekad.
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.1 °C7th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Aqaba

-0.92 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.927th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.125th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction2%25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-monthnot reportedFewer than 20 comparable years of rainfall, 3-month at this dekad.
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature27.2 °C10th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ma'An

-0.86 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.867th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.197th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction8%26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-monthnot reportedFewer than 20 comparable years of rainfall, 3-month at this dekad.
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature23.1 °C13th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Balqa

-0.80 4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.804th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.675th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction3%18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-monthnot reportedFewer than 20 comparable years of rainfall, 3-month at this dekad.
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature30.5 °C8th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Irbid

-0.32 11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.3211th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.249th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction5%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-monthnot reportedFewer than 20 comparable years of rainfall, 3-month at this dekad.
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature29.3 °C5th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Zarqa

-0.19 11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.1911th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.525th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction1%9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-monthnot reportedFewer than 20 comparable years of rainfall, 3-month at this dekad.
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature28.3 °C7th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Jarash

+0.38 14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.3814th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.6722nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction21%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-monthnot reportedFewer than 20 comparable years of rainfall, 3-month at this dekad.
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature25.6 °C7th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Tafiela

+0.67 18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.6718th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.9121st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction1%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-monthnot reportedFewer than 20 comparable years of rainfall, 3-month at this dekad.
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature24.3 °C12th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ajloon

+0.70 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.7019th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.715th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction18%20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-monthnot reportedFewer than 20 comparable years of rainfall, 3-month at this dekad.
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature24.8 °C6th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Mafraq

+0.96 23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.9623rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.7723rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction7%23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-monthnot reportedFewer than 20 comparable years of rainfall, 3-month at this dekad.
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 1 dekad behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature26.1 °C7th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Madaba

+4.01 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+4.0126th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+2.8926th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction8%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-monthnot reportedFewer than 20 comparable years of rainfall, 3-month at this dekad.
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture is not defined for this region at this point in the season.
Temperature29.8 °C10th 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