Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- September 27, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   27.40 - 2.78 47.23 + 6.90 27.52 - 2.69 50.70 - 0.18
0-20 (D1)   15.36 - 4.78 42.46 + 4.11 21.22 + 1.04 62.21 + 0.59
0-10 (D2)    6.77 - 3.30 45.41 + 0.77  9.48 - 0.64 61.02 - 0.22
0-5 (D3)    0.89 - 4.21 23.09 + 0.65  2.64 - 2.49 49.21 + 0.00
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  0.51 - 1.55 50.20 + 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