Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- October 25, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 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