| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- August 31, 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) | 24.52 | - 5.66 | 40.45 | - 7.99 | 27.29 | - 2.92 | 50.35 | - 2.47 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 14.51 | - 5.63 | 39.57 | - 6.42 | 19.19 | - 0.99 | 57.52 | - 3.64 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 6.20 | - 3.87 | 43.02 | - 3.81 | 9.13 | - 0.99 | 59.45 | - 2.63 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 3.64 | - 1.46 | 53.65 | - 0.61 | 3.44 | - 1.68 | 56.85 | - 2.37 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | - 1.09 | 0.28 | - 1.78 | 42.13 | - 1.05 |
| *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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