COMPARISON OF METEOROLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT IN THE NITRA RIVER BASIN IN 2014–2020

Aim of the study: Droughts are one more costly natural hazards on a year-to-year basis. Their impacts significant and widespread, affecting many economic sectors people at any time (WMO & GWP, 2016). In our paper we will focus comparison meteorological drought (precipitation) agricultural (available soil water) in Nitra River basin, Slovakia. Material methods: Data from Basin were provided stations (Svinná, Bystričany, Solčany, Veľké Ripňany, Jelenec Pribeta ) Slovak University Agriculture Nitra. The is defined as period with no precipitation (Petrovič, 1960). Agricultural was determined value below amount water storage profile (0.20 m) accessible to plants. Results conclusions: We focused number days both type year 2014 increasing. worst 2018 every station, when short interruptions sprig winter. This trend can also be seen countries neighbouring Slovakia - Poland, Hungary or Czech Republic.