Crops · dekad 2026-07-21

Ukraine

2 of 25 crop regions in Ukraine 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.

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

Five instruments read together our combination, not an observation

8th worst (joint) of 26 years at this point in the season

The joint 8th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026, across 5 instruments read together, level with 2003

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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-0.158th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.0211th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction57%3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.584th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature19.9 °C26th 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 Ukraine, 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 normalworsebetterL'vivs'kaRivnens'kaZakarpats'kaVolyns'kaIvano-F.Poltavs'kaZhytomyrs'kaTernopil's'kaChernivets'kaChernihivs'kaSums'kaCherkas'kaKhmel'nyts'kaKirovohrads'kaKyyivs'kaVinnyts'kaLuhans'kaKharkivs'kaDnipropetrovs'kaDonets'kaZaporiz'kaMykolayivs'kaKhersons'kaKrymOdes'ka

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.

L'vivs'ka

-1.29 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.513rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction52%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.782nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature18.2 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Rivnens'ka

-1.15 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.465th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction55%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.932nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature18.6 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Zakarpats'ka

-1.12 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, current-0.239th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction49%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.762nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature20.4 °C23rd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Volyns'ka

-1.03 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-1.14lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction52%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-2.04lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature18.3 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ivano-F.

-0.73 4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, current+0.2818th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction57%2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.502nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature18.4 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Poltavs'ka

-0.45 4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.3818th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction66%15th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.1112th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature20.0 °C25th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Zhytomyrs'ka

-0.39 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.4620th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction69%4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.827th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature18.4 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ternopil's'ka

-0.31 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.2414th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction57%2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.043rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature18.1 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Chernivets'ka

-0.20 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, current+0.3819th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction58%3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.213rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature19.6 °C25th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Chernihivs'ka

-0.17 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.4519th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction73%14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.4110th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature19.2 °C25th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Sums'ka

-0.17 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.5018th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction73%15th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.3810th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature18.9 °C25th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Cherkas'ka

-0.16 10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.3822nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction56%10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.2011th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature20.0 °C25th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Khmel'nyts'ka

-0.16 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.4921st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction60%3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.065th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature18.5 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kirovohrads'ka

-0.12 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.0910th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction56%10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.1213th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature20.4 °C25th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kyyivs'ka

-0.04 13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.5924th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction63%9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.3912th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature19.4 °C25th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Vinnyts'ka

+0.09 15th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.5825th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction60%8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.699th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature19.1 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Luhans'ka

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

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Vegetation, current-0.1512th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction57%17th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.7715th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature20.8 °C24th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kharkivs'ka

+0.15 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.2518th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction63%16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.1915th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature19.9 °C25th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Dnipropetrovs'ka

+0.17 16th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.0216th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction57%14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.6119th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature20.7 °C25th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Donets'ka

+0.30 18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

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Vegetation, current-0.409th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction52%12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.0410th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature21.5 °C23rd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Zaporiz'ka

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

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Vegetation, current-0.606th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction44%8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.318th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature22.3 °C23rd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Mykolayivs'ka

+0.48 19th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.467th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction52%12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.1512th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature21.3 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Khersons'ka

+0.59 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, current-0.954th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction50%10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month+0.1211th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature22.1 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Krym

+0.61 23rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, current-0.429th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction48%10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.565th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature22.2 °C26th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Odes'ka

+0.95 24th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.

20012026
Vegetation, current-0.1313th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction47%9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.495th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature21.5 °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.

Kristjan Lepik (2026). The Long Swell, Crops. thelongswell.com