Right now, the Great Plain is thirsty.

Winter did not sufficiently recharge the system From the plants' perspective, spring precipitation is key because this is when development truly begins, while autumn and winter precipitation should recharge the soil's water reserves. This year, this did not fully succeed in most of the Mezőföld and Alföld: according to HungaroMet staff, 40–80 millimeters of precipitation was missing from the upper one-meter soil layer to reach saturation, and a nearly four-week dry period from the end of February further worsened the situation. March rain was only enough for firefighting Although some precipitation arrived at the end of March, it mainly improved the situation in the western part of the country. According to HungaroMet experts interviewed by Greendex, in the west, the upper one-meter soil layer reached near-saturation in many places, while a water deficit of 40–60 millimeters remained compared to saturation in the Alföld. On the HungaroMet agrometeorological surface, soil moisture ...