Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- November 8, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 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