| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- January 11, 2009 |
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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) | 13.57 | -16.61 | 14.08 | + 1.19 | 15.76 | -14.45 | 23.41 | - 3.58 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 6.50 | -13.64 | 13.46 | + 0.25 | 9.28 | -10.90 | 27.10 | - 0.89 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 2.59 | - 7.48 | 19.20 | + 1.37 | 5.97 | - 4.16 | 45.60 | + 1.64 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 1.07 | - 4.03 | 25.74 | + 0.34 | 1.12 | - 4.01 | 33.48 | - 0.66 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 0.88 | - 1.18 | 57.33 | + 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 |
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