Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- November 16, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 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