| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- August 16, 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) | 32.54 | + 2.35 | 59.62 | -11.38 | 34.51 | + 4.30 | 63.91 | - 3.29 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 23.97 | + 3.83 | 67.49 | - 7.49 | 24.18 | + 4.00 | 67.04 | + 0.23 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 9.84 | - 0.24 | 60.93 | - 3.33 | 12.07 | + 1.95 | 69.45 | - 1.05 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 3.09 | - 2.01 | 48.43 | - 2.37 | 5.29 | + 0.16 | 68.03 | - 0.07 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.24 | - 1.83 | 36.59 | - 1.73 | 1.04 | - 1.02 | 60.23 | - 0.29 |
| *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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