Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- February 17, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   12.02 -18.16 10.96 - 7.37 22.65 - 7.56 40.13 - 1.65
0-20 (D1)    3.98 -16.16  5.74 - 4.07 13.72 - 6.47 41.24 - 1.40
0-10 (D2)    0.00 -10.08  0.00 - 1.12  4.23 - 5.89 36.10 - 1.39
0-5 (D3)    0.00 - 5.10  0.00 + 0.00  2.40 - 2.73 46.42 - 0.19
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  0.73 - 1.33 54.49 - 0.52
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered