| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- October 25, 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) | 18.47 | -11.71 | 24.68 | + 2.71 | 29.36 | - 0.85 | 53.49 | + 1.14 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 5.41 | -14.74 | 9.54 | - 1.45 | 20.66 | + 0.48 | 60.94 | - 1.32 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 0.64 | - 9.44 | 5.63 | - 1.71 | 10.07 | - 0.05 | 62.52 | + 0.56 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.00 | - 5.10 | 0.00 | - 0.42 | 3.06 | - 2.07 | 54.03 | - 0.00 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 1.04 | - 1.02 | 60.23 | + 0.42 |
| *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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