| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- August 2, 2008 |
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| Percentile Range |
Short-Term Drought Indicator Blend |
Long-Term Drought Indicator Blend |
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| Current | Anomaly* | Percentile* | Change** | Current | Anomaly* | Percentile* | Change** | |
| 0-30 (D0) | 43.78 | +13.59 | 81.78 | + 0.34 | 37.65 | + 7.44 | 68.94 | + 0.52 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 29.13 | + 8.98 | 78.41 | + 3.16 | 27.47 | + 7.29 | 72.58 | + 3.55 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 17.14 | + 7.06 | 83.80 | + 7.82 | 12.68 | + 2.55 | 70.99 | + 1.27 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 6.51 | + 1.41 | 74.27 | + 3.60 | 4.58 | - 0.55 | 64.87 | + 0.96 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 1.58 | - 0.49 | 65.32 | + 0.00 | 0.81 | - 1.25 | 56.41 | - 0.57 |
| *Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932
- 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center. **Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered |
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