Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- October 11, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   14.57 -15.61 15.95 - 8.43 27.88 - 2.33 51.12 - 1.36
0-20 (D1)    5.81 -14.34 10.89 - 6.45 22.34 + 2.16 63.71 + 0.42
0-10 (D2)    1.26 - 8.82  9.49 - 2.91  9.30 - 0.82 60.40 - 0.83
0-5 (D3)    0.42 - 4.68 16.09 - 1.96  2.42 - 2.71 46.71 - 1.06
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 - 0.65  0.51 - 1.55 50.20 - 0.24
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered