Drought conditions over north-eastern Europe slightly expanded in mid-April, remaining stable over the rest of Europe.
Europe experienced close-to-average temperatures, with short warm spells affecting the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, western Balkans and Norway.
According to the Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) based on ERA5 data, in late April, negative anomalies are present in central-eastern and northern Europe, two large regions in North America, northern South America, Andes, central and western Africa, Madagascar, and central, south-eastern, and northern Asia.
Additional information related to food security can be found on the European Commission's Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP).
