| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- September 20, 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) | 20.50 | - 9.69 | 30.06 | + 1.34 | 27.70 | - 2.51 | 50.91 | + 0.48 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 11.25 | - 8.89 | 27.70 | - 0.16 | 20.63 | + 0.45 | 60.92 | + 0.72 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 6.00 | - 4.07 | 41.83 | + 0.08 | 9.70 | - 0.42 | 61.51 | + 0.15 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.24 | - 4.86 | 12.75 | - 2.58 | 2.64 | - 2.49 | 49.21 | - 0.95 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | - 0.24 | 0.51 | - 1.55 | 50.20 | + 0.23 |
| *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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