Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- August 23, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   32.51 + 2.33 59.60 - 0.03 29.76 - 0.45 53.74 - 4.75
0-20 (D1)   20.93 + 0.78 58.82 - 3.04 22.84 + 2.65 64.59 - 1.35
0-10 (D2)   10.01 - 0.07 62.00 + 0.17 11.76 + 1.64 68.81 - 0.31
0-5 (D3)    4.25 - 0.85 59.53 + 1.16  5.82 + 0.69 70.86 + 0.52
0-2 (D4)    1.09 - 0.99 56.50 + 0.84  1.33 - 0.73 64.48 + 0.29
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered