Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- November 30, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   12.87 -17.31 12.25 + 0.41 27.39 - 2.82 50.65 - 0.40
0-20 (D1)    5.54 -14.61  9.64 + 1.84 16.82 - 3.37 50.63 - 0.23
0-10 (D2)    0.00 -10.08  0.00 + 0.00  8.85 - 1.27 58.32 + 1.33
0-5 (D3)    0.00 - 5.10  0.00 + 0.00  1.67 - 3.46 38.86 + 0.00
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  1.04 - 1.02 60.23 + 0.89
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered