| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- February 15, 2009 |
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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) | 34.56 | + 4.37 | 65.35 | -11.81 | 26.28 | - 3.94 | 48.26 | + 2.54 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 21.49 | + 1.35 | 60.36 | - 5.80 | 14.04 | - 6.14 | 42.17 | + 2.96 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 4.90 | - 5.18 | 32.35 | - 5.71 | 8.24 | - 1.89 | 55.67 | + 0.42 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 1.96 | - 3.14 | 38.74 | - 2.93 | 3.40 | - 1.73 | 56.55 | + 0.23 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.73 | - 1.34 | 49.46 | + 0.00 | 1.03 | - 1.03 | 60.21 | + 0.15 |
| *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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