| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- September 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) | 24.19 | - 6.00 | 39.58 | - 0.34 | 27.62 | - 2.59 | 50.74 | + 0.33 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 17.08 | - 3.06 | 48.32 | + 2.57 | 20.96 | + 0.78 | 61.38 | + 1.77 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 8.19 | - 1.89 | 52.47 | + 1.98 | 9.55 | - 0.57 | 61.16 | + 0.42 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 5.10 | + 0.00 | 66.36 | + 1.46 | 2.64 | - 2.49 | 49.21 | - 0.81 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 1.00 | - 1.07 | 54.99 | + 1.00 | 0.28 | - 1.78 | 42.13 | + 0.00 |
| *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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