Weather outlook
What this shows
The compound stress score aggregates
weather deviation across the wheat growth cycle for each DEFRA region, against
the long-run regional baseline. Positive = worse than baseline. It's the
headline weather feature behind today's call.
Compound stress by region
| Region | Compound stress | Stressed stages |
|---|---|---|
| Wales | +2.0 ← | 1 |
| North West & Merseyside | +1.5 ← | 1 |
| West Midlands | +1.2 ← | 1 |
| South West | +0.9 ← | 1 |
| North East | +0.5 | 0 |
| East Midlands | +0.5 ← | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | -0.1 ← | 1 |
| South East & London | -0.1 ← | 1 |
| Scotland | -0.3 | 0 |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | -0.8 | 0 |
| Eastern | -1.0 ← | 1 |
← marks regions with one or more stages flagged stressed.
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