## Results
### Spatial Patterns of Vegetation Anomalies  
For the spatial investigation of vegetation status, the monthly EVI anomalies of 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2018 are shown as county means (Figure 7). These years have been chosen because 2003 and 2018 are both extraordinary in their negative effects in summer and autumn, as was seen in the temporal anomaly dynamics (Figures 3-6). The year 2006 shows more negative vegetation conditions in spring. The year 2004 is selected as an example of a year with average conditions because when adding up all absolute monthly EVI deviance values for each year, 2004 turns out to be the most average year of the selected 18 years period.  
Figure 6: Monthly averaged EVI anomalies for grassland and percentage of pixels with EVI deviances exceeding two standard deviations (pixel-based) positively and negatively per month for Germany for the years 2000–2018 for grassland.  
Figure 7: County level monthly EVI anomalies for the vegetation period of four years, including all vegetated land cover types.  
Strong regional differences are visible, particularly considering negative EVI anomalies. In spring 2003, northeastern Germany reveals negative EVI anomalies, and during summer, negative effects are visible in southern and western parts (Figure 7). Almost no positive anomalies are detectable in the counties in 2003. The year 2004 shows almost no strong anomalies from the long-term median, apart from July, exhibiting relatively positive vegetation conditions in central Germany. In 2006, southern and northeastern areas show negative conditions for the vegetation compared to other years in March and April and improve in the course of the year with positive anomalies at the end of the vegetation period. April and May 2018 show positive effects in a large part of Germany. Negatively affected areas in Germany in 2018 are the most northern part at the beginning of the vegetation period, northeastern parts in June and July, and larger parts of Germany, especially in the northwestern region, in August and September. Overall the analysis of the intensity of the 2018 vegetation anomalies reveals highly variable local conditions even among neighboring counties.  
Figure 8 shows EVI anomalies on county level for cropland for the same years as in Figure 7. The spatial anomaly patterns are basically similar; however, some areas show stronger negative conditions than for the overall vegetation class. In 2003, cropland areas in northeastern Germany seem highly affected at the beginning of the vegetation period and also southern parts in August and September show stronger negative anomalies. July 2004 shows a strong positive EVI deviance from the long-term mean in central Germany. In 2018, the negative vegetation status in the north in spring is enhanced and the positive effects in April and May less visible compared to the overall vegetation behavior. Negative anomalies in June 2018 are stronger.  
The spatial analysis of grasslands for the same years shows stronger negative anomalies compared to cropland in August and September for both 2003 and 2018 (Figure S2). In both years, in particular in 2018, larger areas are also affected.  
Figure 8: County level monthly EVI anomalies for the vegetation period of four years, including only croplands. Counties comprising less than 10 valid pixels are excluded and are shown as no data class.