| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- March 22, 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) | 17.67 | -12.51 | 22.46 | + 1.03 | 27.74 | - 2.47 | 51.00 | + 6.11 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 7.52 | -12.62 | 17.37 | + 1.30 | 12.56 | - 7.63 | 37.42 | + 1.07 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 1.94 | - 8.14 | 13.73 | + 1.82 | 4.22 | - 5.91 | 36.02 | + 0.25 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.00 | - 5.10 | 0.00 | - 0.12 | 1.48 | - 3.65 | 37.21 | - 0.16 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 0.67 | - 1.39 | 52.81 | + 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 |
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