Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- March 15, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   19.05 -11.14 26.10 + 2.40 25.94 - 4.27 47.50 + 4.31
0-20 (D1)   10.53 - 9.61 26.04 + 4.31 12.72 - 7.46 37.69 + 1.23
0-10 (D2)    3.17 - 6.91 23.64 + 3.05  3.77 - 6.35 33.38 - 0.19
0-5 (D3)    0.00 - 5.10  0.00 - 0.12  1.48 - 3.65 37.21 - 0.16
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  0.51 - 1.56 50.15 - 0.17
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered