Crops · dekad 2026-09-01

Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic is 11th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, and rose over this window, ranking 16th of 26 by fall steepness, from the 12th highest starting level of those 26. None of its 14 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 14
Vegetation, current1of 14
Water satisfaction0of 14
Rainfall, 3-month3of 9
Temperature0of 14

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

The driver is water. 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

11th worst of 26 years at this point in the season

The 11th 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 their worst third.

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

Vegetation, cumulative+0.1216th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.0616th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction9%26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.48lowest 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.
Temperature29.4 °C4th 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 Syrian Arab Republic, 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 normalworsebetterDamascusAl-HasakehDar'ADeir-Ez-ZorHomsIdlebHamaRural DamascusAleppoQuneitraAr-RaqqaTartousLattakiaAs-Sweida

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.

Damascus

-0.60 6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.606th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.4511th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction0%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 °C6th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Al-Hasakeh

-0.45 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-0.459th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.4211th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction2%26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.05lowest 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.
Temperature32.0 °C4th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Dar'A

-0.38 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.387th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.69lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction1%16th 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.
Temperature26.7 °C6th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Deir-Ez-Zor

-0.38 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.389th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.3412th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction1%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.
Temperature32.9 °C5th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Homs

-0.12 10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.1210th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.7625th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction9%25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+2.4125th 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.
Temperature25.9 °C5th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Idleb

-0.07 12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.0712th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.5022nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction13%26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.8625th 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.
Temperature27.3 °C4th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Hama

+0.09 13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.0913th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.2116th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction11%26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.0625th 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.
Temperature26.9 °C8th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Rural Damascus

+0.34 20th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.3420th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.3818th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction12%21st 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 °C6th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Aleppo

+0.43 21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.4321st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.0915th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction17%26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.8115th 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.
Temperature29.1 °C4th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Quneitra

+0.65 23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.6523rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.3118th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction2%15th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.00lowest 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.
Temperature27.8 °C6th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ar-Raqqa

+0.84 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.8425th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.7626th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction6%26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.00lowest 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.
Temperature31.1 °C4th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Tartous

+0.88 22nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.8822nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.9925th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction18%21st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+2.5626th 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.
Temperature26.7 °C5th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Lattakia

+1.24 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative+1.2426th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+1.6826th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction29%26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+1.2825th 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.
Temperature26.3 °C6th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

As-Sweida

+2.14 25th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+2.1425th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.9624th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction15%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.
Temperature25.2 °C7th 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