Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Traverse City, MI
Traverse City, MI: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -5.99 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Traverse City, MI, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Traverse City, MI is -5.99 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 667.3% on the previous year and down 1,377.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Traverse City, MI peaked at 10.25 Percentage change in 1973 and was at its lowest, -12.64 Percentage change, in 2007.
That places Traverse City, MI 2409th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Traverse City, MI, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.46 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 1.65 Percentage change | -82.6% |
| 1952 | 2.16 Percentage change | +31.2% |
| 1953 | -3.38 Percentage change | -256.3% |
| 1954 | 4.64 Percentage change | -237.5% |
| 1955 | -5.56 Percentage change | -219.7% |
| 1956 | -1.07 Percentage change | -80.8% |
| 1957 | 2.19 Percentage change | -304.9% |
| 1958 | -3.79 Percentage change | -273.3% |
| 1959 | 2.75 Percentage change | -172.6% |
| 1960 | 3.67 Percentage change | +33.4% |
| 1961 | 4.06 Percentage change | +10.8% |
| 1962 | -5.44 Percentage change | -233.7% |
| 1963 | -1.78 Percentage change | -67.3% |
| 1964 | -2.92 Percentage change | +64.0% |
| 1965 | 1.45 Percentage change | -149.7% |
| 1966 | -9.21 Percentage change | -735.7% |
| 1967 | -0.6534 Percentage change | -92.9% |
| 1968 | 5.37 Percentage change | -921.2% |
| 1969 | -2.36 Percentage change | -144.0% |
| 1970 | -2.67 Percentage change | +13.1% |
| 1971 | -9.54 Percentage change | +257.3% |
| 1972 | -4.81 Percentage change | -49.5% |
| 1973 | 10.25 Percentage change | -312.9% |
| 1974 | 6.29 Percentage change | -38.6% |
| 1975 | 2.78 Percentage change | -55.7% |
| 1976 | 2.64 Percentage change | -5.3% |
| 1977 | -5.78 Percentage change | -319.1% |
| 1978 | -0.8874 Percentage change | -84.6% |
| 1979 | -4.73 Percentage change | +432.5% |
| 1980 | 6.69 Percentage change | -241.6% |
| 1981 | 1.14 Percentage change | -83.0% |
| 1982 | -0.2779 Percentage change | -124.5% |
| 1983 | 4.05 Percentage change | -1555.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5326 Percentage change | -86.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5646 Percentage change | +6.0% |
| 1986 | -0.9874 Percentage change | -274.9% |
| 1987 | -0.1739 Percentage change | -82.4% |
| 1988 | -2.39 Percentage change | +1276.3% |
| 1989 | -4.23 Percentage change | +76.9% |
| 1990 | -0.6617 Percentage change | -84.4% |
| 1991 | -0.187 Percentage change | -71.7% |
| 1992 | -5.64 Percentage change | +2916.3% |
| 1993 | 9.34 Percentage change | -265.6% |
| 1994 | 4.34 Percentage change | -53.5% |
| 1995 | -0.6604 Percentage change | -115.2% |
| 1996 | 5.42 Percentage change | -919.9% |
| 1997 | 0.038 Percentage change | -99.3% |
| 1998 | 1.45 Percentage change | +3717.7% |
| 1999 | -2.21 Percentage change | -252.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2181 Percentage change | -109.9% |
| 2001 | -0.7375 Percentage change | -438.1% |
| 2002 | -1.61 Percentage change | +118.4% |
| 2003 | -0.805 Percentage change | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2717 Percentage change | -133.8% |
| 2005 | -3.58 Percentage change | -1416.9% |
| 2006 | 4.01 Percentage change | -212.1% |
| 2007 | -12.64 Percentage change | -415.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8053 Percentage change | -106.4% |
| 2009 | 8.09 Percentage change | +905.2% |
| 2010 | -3.47 Percentage change | -142.8% |
| 2011 | 4.02 Percentage change | -215.9% |
| 2012 | -10.43 Percentage change | -359.4% |
| 2013 | 4.74 Percentage change | -145.5% |
| 2014 | -0.1874 Percentage change | -104.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4689 Percentage change | -350.2% |
| 2016 | 3.24 Percentage change | +591.6% |
| 2017 | 5.76 Percentage change | +77.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5463 Percentage change | -90.5% |
| 2019 | 4.71 Percentage change | +761.9% |
| 2020 | 2.12 Percentage change | -55.1% |
| 2021 | 1.44 Percentage change | -32.1% |
| 2022 | -4.22 Percentage change | -394.0% |
| 2023 | -4.99 Percentage change | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 Percentage change | -121.2% |
| 2025 | -5.99 Percentage change | -667.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9052 Percentage change | -5.56 Percentage change | 9.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7812 Percentage change | -9.21 Percentage change | 5.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6458 Percentage change | -9.54 Percentage change | 10.25 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4905 Percentage change | -4.23 Percentage change | 6.69 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 Percentage change | -5.64 Percentage change | 9.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5971 Percentage change | -12.64 Percentage change | 8.09 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9407 Percentage change | -10.43 Percentage change | 5.76 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.77 Percentage change | -5.99 Percentage change | 2.12 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Traverse City, MI
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.09 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.0006 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Traverse City, MI?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Traverse City, MI was -5.99 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 Traverse City, MI?
- The highest recorded value was 10.25 Percentage change in 1973.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Traverse City, MI?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.64 Percentage change in 2007.
- How does Traverse City, MI rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Traverse City, MI ranks 2409th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Traverse City, MI?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,377.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Traverse City, MI 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.
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About this data
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