| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- December 6, 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) | 21.57 | - 8.61 | 32.85 | + 8.70 | 29.75 | - 0.46 | 53.74 | + 2.36 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 7.96 | -12.18 | 18.81 | + 2.42 | 19.68 | - 0.51 | 58.35 | + 2.86 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 0.24 | - 9.84 | 3.16 | + 0.24 | 8.75 | - 1.37 | 57.72 | - 0.10 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.00 | - 5.10 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 2.64 | - 2.49 | 49.21 | + 0.97 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 1.05 | - 1.01 | 60.26 | + 0.01 |
| *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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