Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Syracuse-Auburn, NY

Syracuse-Auburn, NY: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.7356 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.7356 Percentage change
Change on year
down 79.1%
Rank
740th
of 3112 regions
All-time high
8.39 Percentage change
in 1976
All-time low
-10.69 Percentage change
in 1964
Years of data
76
1950–2025

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Syracuse-Auburn, NY, 1950–2025

-10-50510195019872025

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.

Analysis

In 2025, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Syracuse-Auburn, NY stood at 0.7356 Percentage change.

The figure is down 79.1% on the previous year and up 128.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Syracuse-Auburn, NY peaked at 8.39 Percentage change in 1976 and was at its lowest, -10.69 Percentage change, in 1964.

Syracuse-Auburn, NY ranks 740th of 3112 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Syracuse-Auburn, NY, year by year

Annual values for Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Syracuse-Auburn, NY, 1950 to 2025.
Year Percentage change Change
1950 2.16 Percentage change
1951 0.8236 Percentage change -61.8%
1952 -7.84 Percentage change -1051.8%
1953 -7.87 Percentage change +0.4%
1954 2.5 Percentage change -131.7%
1955 -3.86 Percentage change -254.4%
1956 0.1462 Percentage change -103.8%
1957 -3.13 Percentage change -2244.1%
1958 1.77 Percentage change -156.3%
1959 -1.21 Percentage change -168.5%
1960 -2.95 Percentage change +143.6%
1961 -3.05 Percentage change +3.5%
1962 -0.2702 Percentage change -91.1%
1963 -7.28 Percentage change +2594.2%
1964 -10.69 Percentage change +46.8%
1965 -5.49 Percentage change -48.7%
1966 -6.41 Percentage change +16.8%
1967 -1.48 Percentage change -77.0%
1968 -1.71 Percentage change +16.0%
1969 -6.12 Percentage change +257.4%
1970 -0.817 Percentage change -86.7%
1971 -3.67 Percentage change +349.6%
1972 3.84 Percentage change -204.6%
1973 0.7437 Percentage change -80.6%
1974 4.51 Percentage change +506.8%
1975 -2.4 Percentage change -153.1%
1976 8.39 Percentage change -450.3%
1977 -3.09 Percentage change -136.9%
1978 -5.99 Percentage change +93.5%
1979 -1.65 Percentage change -72.4%
1980 2.48 Percentage change -250.3%
1981 -0.1072 Percentage change -104.3%
1982 0.3132 Percentage change -392.3%
1983 1.55 Percentage change +394.6%
1984 -0.5886 Percentage change -138.0%
1985 0.6195 Percentage change -205.3%
1986 -0.3469 Percentage change -156.0%
1987 1.58 Percentage change -555.3%
1988 1.61 Percentage change +1.9%
1989 -1.75 Percentage change -208.4%
1990 2.18 Percentage change -225.1%
1991 -3.6 Percentage change -264.8%
1992 4.18 Percentage change -216.1%
1993 3.86 Percentage change -7.6%
1994 2.15 Percentage change -44.3%
1995 -7.88 Percentage change -466.3%
1996 2.31 Percentage change -129.3%
1997 0.3866 Percentage change -83.3%
1998 -0.9537 Percentage change -346.7%
1999 -6.51 Percentage change +582.1%
2000 -1.21 Percentage change -81.5%
2001 -3.66 Percentage change +203.2%
2002 1.34 Percentage change -136.6%
2003 0.8397 Percentage change -37.3%
2004 1.2 Percentage change +42.7%
2005 3.34 Percentage change +179.0%
2006 2.9 Percentage change -13.2%
2007 -9.17 Percentage change -416.0%
2008 0.593 Percentage change -106.5%
2009 5.57 Percentage change +838.9%
2010 -0.7708 Percentage change -113.8%
2011 3.09 Percentage change -501.1%
2012 -4.27 Percentage change -238.0%
2013 2.8 Percentage change -165.6%
2014 -0.7236 Percentage change -125.9%
2015 -2.62 Percentage change +262.3%
2016 -0.6082 Percentage change -76.8%
2017 2.09 Percentage change -443.3%
2018 0.4911 Percentage change -76.5%
2019 2.25 Percentage change +358.5%
2020 1.39 Percentage change -38.2%
2021 2.48 Percentage change +78.2%
2022 -1.55 Percentage change -162.7%
2023 0.8274 Percentage change -153.2%
2024 3.52 Percentage change +325.1%
2025 0.7356 Percentage change -79.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s -1.65 Percentage change -7.87 Percentage change 2.5 Percentage change 10
1960s -4.54 Percentage change -10.69 Percentage change -0.2702 Percentage change 10
1970s -0.0125 Percentage change -5.99 Percentage change 8.39 Percentage change 10
1980s 0.5363 Percentage change -1.75 Percentage change 2.48 Percentage change 10
1990s -0.3863 Percentage change -7.88 Percentage change 4.18 Percentage change 10
2000s 0.1752 Percentage change -9.17 Percentage change 5.57 Percentage change 10
2010s 0.1729 Percentage change -4.27 Percentage change 3.09 Percentage change 10
2020s 1.23 Percentage change -1.55 Percentage change 3.52 Percentage change 6

More environment data for Syracuse-Auburn, NY

All data for Syracuse-Auburn, NY →

Frequently asked questions

What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Syracuse-Auburn, NY?
Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Syracuse-Auburn, NY was 0.7356 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Syracuse-Auburn, NY?
The highest recorded value was 8.39 Percentage change in 1976.
What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Syracuse-Auburn, NY?
The lowest recorded value was -10.69 Percentage change in 1964.
How does Syracuse-Auburn, NY rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
Syracuse-Auburn, NY ranks 740th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Syracuse-Auburn, NY?
Over the last ten years it is up 128.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Syracuse-Auburn, NY data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 76 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Syracuse-Auburn, NY. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/historical-exposure-to-drought-land-soil-moisture-anomaly/syracuse-auburn-ny/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/historical-exposure-to-drought-land-soil-moisture-anomaly/syracuse-auburn-ny/">Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Syracuse-Auburn, NY</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Unit
Percentage change
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
3,375 places, 256,500 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

The dataset provides annual anomalies in land and cropland soil moisture content of the top soil layer (0 to 7 cm) compared to the reference period 1981-2010. Exposure indicators to drought have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 1981-2024 and is the result of the use of a variety of geospatial data sources, including the ERA5-Land averaged monthly data of volumetric soil moisture and ESA CCI land cover data. Average anomalies have been calculated for both land and cropland exposure to drought. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Copernicus Climate Data Store monthly soil moisture data based on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org