| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- August 23, 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) | 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 |
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