| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- March 29, 2009 |
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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) | 29.36 | - 0.82 | 52.40 | -15.31 | 24.12 | - 6.09 | 43.18 | - 6.91 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 13.69 | - 6.45 | 36.59 | -15.00 | 13.90 | - 6.28 | 41.74 | - 2.38 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 5.51 | - 4.57 | 37.93 | - 9.09 | 5.43 | - 4.69 | 42.98 | - 1.84 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 1.16 | - 3.94 | 28.26 | - 3.77 | 2.80 | - 2.33 | 50.80 | + 0.15 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.38 | - 1.69 | 41.12 | - 0.59 | 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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