| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- September 27, 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) | 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 |
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