| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- December 14, 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) | 16.35 | -13.83 | 19.87 | - 5.22 | 25.68 | - 4.53 | 46.77 | - 4.07 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 10.57 | - 9.57 | 26.06 | + 2.61 | 17.02 | - 3.17 | 51.02 | - 2.66 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 2.74 | - 7.34 | 21.36 | + 2.50 | 6.41 | - 3.72 | 47.48 | - 2.34 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.00 | - 5.10 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 1.55 | - 3.58 | 37.47 | - 1.09 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 0.66 | - 1.40 | 52.56 | - 0.39 |
| *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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