Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- March 14, 2009
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   31.01 + 0.83 55.82 - 5.57 28.81 - 1.40 52.93 - 0.79
0-20 (D1)   19.62 - 0.52 54.93 - 4.53 15.85 - 4.34 48.57 - 1.96
0-10 (D2)    6.92 - 3.16 46.08 - 6.89  7.53 - 2.59 52.36 + 0.75
0-5 (D3)    1.70 - 3.40 35.22 - 5.88  1.68 - 3.45 38.98 + 0.04
0-2 (D4)    0.44 - 1.63 43.19 - 0.78  0.66 - 1.40 52.56 + 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