| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- October 18, 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) | 15.76 | -14.42 | 18.59 | + 1.19 | 28.22 | - 1.99 | 51.57 | + 0.34 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 6.86 | -13.28 | 14.81 | + 1.05 | 21.98 | + 1.79 | 63.35 | - 0.36 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 2.35 | - 7.73 | 17.52 | + 1.09 | 9.51 | - 0.62 | 61.07 | + 0.21 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.42 | - 4.68 | 16.09 | + 0.00 | 3.06 | - 2.07 | 54.08 | + 0.64 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 0.62 | - 1.44 | 51.47 | + 0.11 |
| *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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