Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- August 31, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 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