| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- December 28, 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) | 6.29 | -23.89 | 2.61 | -10.05 | 21.31 | - 8.90 | 36.40 | - 4.37 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 4.62 | -15.53 | 7.18 | - 5.95 | 9.54 | -10.64 | 28.02 | - 7.48 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 0.73 | - 9.35 | 6.03 | - 2.01 | 3.70 | - 6.43 | 32.39 | - 2.71 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.73 | - 4.37 | 20.76 | + 0.73 | 0.88 | - 4.25 | 30.31 | - 0.66 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 0.00 | - 2.06 | 0.00 | - 0.66 |
| *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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