Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- April 25, 2009
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   26.13 - 4.05 44.57 + 7.51 24.83 - 5.38 43.94 + 0.84
0-20 (D1)   12.06 - 8.08 31.06 + 1.07 13.69 - 6.50 41.08 + 1.95
0-10 (D2)    2.16 - 7.92 15.54 + 0.47  6.18 - 3.94 46.26 + 0.99
0-5 (D3)    0.37 - 4.73 15.01 - 0.32  1.54 - 3.58 37.45 + 0.06
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