Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- July 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)   43.43 +13.25 81.29 + 0.37 37.13 + 6.92 68.61 + 0.29
0-20 (D1)   25.97 + 5.83 73.05 - 5.95 23.92 + 3.73 66.69 - 1.04
0-10 (D2)    9.32 - 0.76 58.04 - 3.60 11.41 + 1.28 67.84 + 0.03
0-5 (D3)    2.91 - 2.19 47.15 - 1.39  3.61 - 1.52 58.21 + 0.00
0-2 (D4)    1.58 - 0.49 65.32 + 0.41  1.38 - 0.68 64.78 + 0.12
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered