Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- February 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)   14.16 -16.03 15.47 + 2.13 20.70 - 9.51 34.83 - 1.95
0-20 (D1)    6.98 -13.16 15.34 + 3.01 13.04 - 7.14 38.58 - 0.68
0-10 (D2)    0.00 -10.08  0.00 + 0.00  4.57 - 5.55 38.25 + 0.34
0-5 (D3)    0.00 - 5.10  0.00 + 0.00  2.13 - 2.99 43.50 - 0.26
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  1.02 - 1.04 60.19 + 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