Crops · dekad 2026-08-11

Lithuania

Lithuania is 18th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, and rose over this window, ranking 13th of 26 by fall steepness, from the 12th highest starting level of those 26. None of its 10 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 Lithuania is at its worst in 26 years for this point in the season.

Three instruments, 10 regions, one day. Each region against its own 26 years, never against another region.

Vegetation, current

0 of 10 regions at their own record

Lithuania: 0.33 standard deviations below normal

Taurages. 10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Klaipedos. 15th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Vilniaus. 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Telsiu. 13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Marijampoles. 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Siauliu. 6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Kauno. 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Panevezio. 10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Utenos. 14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Alytaus. 13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Water satisfaction

0 of 10 regions at their own record

Lithuania: 93% of crop water need met, normally 85%

Taurages. 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Klaipedos. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Vilniaus. 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Telsiu. 17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Marijampoles. 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Siauliu. 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Kauno. 18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Panevezio. 18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Utenos. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Alytaus. 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Rainfall, 3-month

0 of 10 regions at their own record

Lithuania: 0.59 standard deviations above normal

Taurages. 23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Klaipedos. 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Vilniaus. 15th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Telsiu. 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Marijampoles. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Siauliu. 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Kauno. 18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Panevezio. 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Utenos. 17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026Alytaus. 18th 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 18th 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 10
Vegetation, current0of 10
Water satisfaction0of 10
Rainfall, 3-month0of 10
Temperature0of 10

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

18th worst of 26 years at this point in the season

The 18th 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 best third, while water satisfaction is in mid-range and rainfall is in their best third.

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

Vegetation, cumulative+0.3218th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.369th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction93%17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.7519th 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.
Temperature16.5 °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 Lithuania, 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 normalworsebetterTauragesKlaipedosVilniausTelsiuMarijampolesKaunoSiauliuUtenosPanevezioAlytaus

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.

Taurages

-0.05 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.059th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.3310th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction91%16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.9923rd 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.
Temperature16.3 °C24th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Klaipedos

+0.06 10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.0610th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.1415th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction91%20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.1424th 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.
Temperature16.5 °C24th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Vilniaus

+0.11 12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.1112th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.299th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.4215th 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.
Temperature16.4 °C23rd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Telsiu

+0.16 15th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.1615th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.0113th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction94%17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.9022nd 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.
Temperature16.0 °C24th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Marijampoles

+0.35 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.3516th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.853rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction93%19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.8020th 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.
Temperature16.8 °C24th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kauno

+0.36 18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.3618th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.657th 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+0.6318th 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.
Temperature16.7 °C23rd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Siauliu

+0.41 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.4116th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.466th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction90%16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.7319th 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.
Temperature16.5 °C22nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Utenos

+0.46 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.4619th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.0414th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.6217th 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.
Temperature16.2 °C24th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Panevezio

+0.46 18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.4618th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.2710th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction93%18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.7220th 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.
Temperature16.6 °C22nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Alytaus

+0.62 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.6221st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.0513th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction91%21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.6018th 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.
Temperature16.8 °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