| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- November 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) | 14.28 | -15.90 | 15.64 | - 4.46 | 28.88 | - 1.33 | 53.05 | - 0.88 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 8.76 | -11.38 | 21.25 | - 2.28 | 20.00 | - 0.18 | 59.18 | - 1.66 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 0.24 | - 9.84 | 3.17 | - 1.31 | 8.97 | - 1.16 | 59.02 | - 1.36 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.22 | - 4.88 | 12.44 | + 0.22 | 2.70 | - 2.43 | 49.50 | - 1.00 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 0.62 | - 1.44 | 51.47 | - 0.42 |
| *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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