Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- May 24, 2009
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   21.87 - 8.32 33.67 - 5.14 21.94 - 8.28 38.42 + 0.29
0-20 (D1)   13.37 - 6.77 34.05 - 2.17 12.14 - 8.05 36.02 - 1.99
0-10 (D2)    4.01 - 6.07 28.30 - 6.05  3.48 - 6.64 30.88 + 0.54
0-5 (D3)    0.74 - 4.37 20.88 - 2.63  1.08 - 4.05 33.05 + 0.12
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  0.00 - 2.06  0.00 + 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