Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- April 26, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   28.82 - 1.36 51.42 - 3.08 30.20 - 0.01 54.31 + 1.66
0-20 (D1)   19.55 - 0.60 54.58 + 0.28 17.63 - 2.55 53.03 - 1.63
0-10 (D2)    5.65 - 4.42 38.97 - 1.70  6.79 - 3.34 49.67 + 1.64
0-5 (D3)    3.42 - 1.69 51.32 - 0.28  1.81 - 3.32 40.30 + 0.67
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  0.67 - 1.39 52.81 + 0.17
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered