Crops · dekad 2026-09-01

Oman

1 of 9 crop regions in Oman are at their worst on record for this point in the season. Its highest in any previous year was 1, on a recent average of 0.08.

Vegetation, cumulativethe harvest measure1of 9
Vegetation, current1of 9
Water satisfaction0of 9
Rainfall, 3-month2of 9
Temperature0of 9

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
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

23rd worst of 26 years at this point in the season

The 23rd 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 the middle of its range, while water satisfaction is in their best third and rainfall is in mid-range.

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

Vegetation, cumulative+0.2816th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.2915th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction25%19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.0816th 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.
Temperature31.4 °C14th 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 Oman, 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 normalworsebetterDhofarMuscatAl Batinah SouthAd DakhliyahAl Batinah NorthAsh Sharqiyah S.Al BuraymiAsh Sharqiyah N.Al Dhahira

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.

Dhofar

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

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.52lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.70lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction67%18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.2311th 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.
Temperature25.8 °C11th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Muscat

-0.78 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.782nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.774th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction9%23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.409th 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.
Temperature31.8 °C12th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Al Batinah South

+0.14 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.1416th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.1213th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction28%22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.3313th 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.
Temperature31.4 °C16th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ad Dakhliyah

+0.32 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.3219th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.3016th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction30%17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.16lowest 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.
Temperature30.8 °C12th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Al Batinah North

+0.42 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.4219th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.4718th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction22%15th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.2818th 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.
Temperature31.7 °C14th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ash Sharqiyah S.

+0.65 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.6521st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.5419th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction6%18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.89lowest 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.
Temperature30.1 °C12th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Al Buraymi

+0.90 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.9020th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.9220th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction5%20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.6422nd 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.
Temperature35.2 °C8th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ash Sharqiyah N.

+1.01 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+1.0124th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.9122nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction20%21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.3713th 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.
Temperature30.7 °C16th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Al Dhahira

+1.02 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+1.0225th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+1.0325th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction22%20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.754th 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.
Temperature33.9 °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