| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- May 10, 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) | 40.47 | +10.28 | 76.79 | + 8.56 | 30.59 | + 0.38 | 55.10 | + 2.60 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 24.30 | + 4.16 | 68.67 | + 4.92 | 18.48 | - 1.71 | 55.05 | + 0.85 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 10.09 | + 0.01 | 62.38 | + 1.70 | 7.25 | - 2.88 | 51.54 | - 0.75 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 2.65 | - 2.45 | 45.27 | + 0.00 | 1.35 | - 3.78 | 36.29 | - 0.18 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 2.24 | + 0.17 | 73.65 | + 1.35 | 0.15 | - 1.91 | 36.88 | - 0.30 |
| *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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