Crops · dekad 2026-07-21

Malaysia

3 of 14 crop regions in Malaysia are at their worst on record for this point in the season. Its highest in any previous year was 3, on a recent average of 0.75.

How bad is it, against this country’s own record

Five instruments read together our combination, not an observation

7th worst of 26 years at this point in the season

The 7th 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 at its lowest on record here, 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-0.66lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.234th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction98%11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.2325th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.2 °C17th 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 disagree: across the regions on this site, roughly a quarter have vegetation at a record low while water or rainfall sits in its best third. This page reports where each one sits and does not say what caused what.

Every region of Malaysia, 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 normalworsebetterPerakPerlisKedahPulau PinangKuala LumpurKelantanSelangorTerengganuPahangNegeri SembilanJohorMelakaSabahSarawak

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.

Perak

-1.79 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.1111th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction100%19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.6818th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.4 °C16th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Perlis

-1.63 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.922nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction100%10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.7118th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature27.0 °C14th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kedah

-1.58 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-1.29lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction100%13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.4816th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.8 °C12th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Pulau Pinang

-1.52 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.8326th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction100%16th 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 yet.
Temperature26.6 °C17th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kuala Lumpur

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

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Vegetation, current-0.248th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction98%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.7623rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature24.9 °C21st highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kelantan

-0.84 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.952nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction93%6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+2.0126th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.6 °C15th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Selangor

-0.70 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.228th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction100%18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.1820th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.3 °C19th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Terengganu

-0.52 6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.636th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction91%6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.6925th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.5 °C12th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Pahang

-0.35 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.604th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction99%17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+2.0426th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.4 °C21st highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Negeri Sembilan

-0.07 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.0716th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction98%11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.9526th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature25.8 °C17th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Johor

-0.06 11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.0515th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction98%8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.7425th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.4 °C17th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Melaka

-0.01 12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.3423rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction98%9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.7125th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.5 °C19th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Sabah

+0.37 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.1917th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction96%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.1312th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature24.9 °C16th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Sarawak

+0.38 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.2523rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction100%19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.5018th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature25.9 °C12th 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