Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- April 18, 2009
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   18.62 -11.56 24.86 - 4.14 23.99 - 6.22 42.72 - 2.11
0-20 (D1)   11.00 - 9.15 27.17 + 2.51 11.74 - 8.44 34.99 - 0.43
0-10 (D2)    1.69 - 8.39 11.90 - 1.03  5.19 - 4.93 41.72 - 0.07
0-5 (D3)    0.70 - 4.40 20.09 - 0.04  1.49 - 3.64 37.23 - 0.88
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  0.00 - 2.06  0.00 + 0.00
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered