| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- March 8, 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) | 16.64 | -13.54 | 20.69 | - 0.24 | 21.63 | - 8.58 | 37.25 | + 0.54 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 6.22 | -13.92 | 12.03 | - 1.30 | 11.49 | - 8.70 | 33.72 | - 1.94 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 0.12 | - 9.96 | 2.40 | - 1.91 | 3.97 | - 6.16 | 34.42 | - 0.61 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.12 | - 4.98 | 10.36 | + 0.12 | 1.63 | - 3.50 | 38.59 | - 0.70 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 0.67 | - 1.39 | 52.81 | - 0.41 |
| *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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