| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- September 13, 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) | 19.16 | -11.02 | 26.25 | - 5.03 | 27.21 | - 3.00 | 50.13 | - 0.40 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 11.41 | - 8.73 | 28.32 | - 5.67 | 19.91 | - 0.27 | 59.09 | - 1.05 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 5.92 | - 4.15 | 41.43 | - 2.26 | 9.55 | - 0.58 | 61.15 | - 0.00 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 2.82 | - 2.28 | 46.51 | - 2.28 | 3.59 | - 1.54 | 58.03 | + 0.95 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.24 | - 1.83 | 36.59 | - 0.76 | 0.28 | - 1.78 | 42.13 | + 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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