| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- October 11, 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) | 14.57 | -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 |
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