3 of 17 crop regions in Philippines are at their worst on record for this point in the season. Its highest in any previous year was 2, on a recent average of 0.5.
How bad is it, against this
country’s own record
Five instruments read together
our combination, not an observation
worst on record
of 26 years at this point in the season
The most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026, across 5 instruments read together
Every input is measured against its own record, but no source publishes this average. It is our combination, not an observation.
This value places the country against itself, so it does not rank countries against each other. Its year-to-year spread here is 0.147, and that spread differs by place, so a higher value elsewhere can be a less unusual year than this one. The rank is the comparable figure.
A reading of conditions to date. It carries no statement about the rest of the season.
What the instruments say
The canopy is in its worst third, as are water satisfaction and rainfall.
Each track is that instrument’s own 26 years, worst on the left.
Vegetation, cumulative-0.372nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.225th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction97%6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.602nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature25.6 °C21st 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 Philippines,
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.
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.
Cagayan Valley
-1.23
lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.20lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction97%6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.657th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.9 °C10th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Cordillera
-1.15
lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.81lowest 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-0.669th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature25.5 °C11th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Ilocos Region
-1.09
lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.426th 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-1.232nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.0 °C10th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Capital Region
-1.05
3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.359th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction86%9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.27lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature27.2 °C6th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Bicol Region
-0.71
2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.552nd 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-1.60lowest 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.
Temperature26.4 °C18th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
West Visayas
-0.65
3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.426th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction99%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.606th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature25.7 °C19th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Calabarzon
-0.57
3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.1414th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction95%3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.012nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.1 °C11th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
South Tagalog
-0.55
3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.473rd 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-0.597th 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 °C13th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Zamboanga
-0.21
6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.373rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction100%11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.953rd 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 °C25th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
North Mindanao
-0.20
8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.
Vegetation, current-0.484th 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+0.1913th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature22.9 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Caraga
-0.20
9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.147th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction98%5th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.525th 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 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Central Luzon
-0.18
9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.4019th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction96%5th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.292nd 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 °C9th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Central Visayas
-0.03
9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.1210th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction99%14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.775th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature25.1 °C23rd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Davao Region
+0.22
20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.2019th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction100%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.3513th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature25.6 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Muslim Mindanao
+0.23
19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.0613th 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+0.3713th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature24.4 °C25th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Soccsksargen
+0.46
23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.4021st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction99%11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.6916th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature24.5 °C24th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Eastern Visayas
+0.56
25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.8426th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction97%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.675th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature26.0 °C26th 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.