| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- November 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) | 12.46 | -17.72 | 11.49 | - 1.82 | 27.79 | - 2.42 | 51.05 | - 1.08 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 3.69 | -16.45 | 5.13 | - 5.07 | 17.04 | - 3.14 | 51.05 | - 2.96 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 0.00 | -10.08 | 0.00 | - 0.24 | 7.52 | - 2.61 | 52.33 | - 1.45 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.00 | - 5.10 | 0.00 | - 0.22 | 1.67 | - 3.46 | 38.86 | - 1.03 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 0.15 | - 1.91 | 36.88 | - 0.47 |
| *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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