Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- September 6, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 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