| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- May 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) | 27.35 | - 2.84 | 47.08 | - 1.43 | 30.38 | + 0.17 | 54.40 | + 1.99 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 17.37 | - 2.78 | 49.31 | + 4.66 | 14.80 | - 5.39 | 44.81 | - 3.18 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 6.55 | - 3.52 | 44.31 | + 1.42 | 5.90 | - 4.23 | 45.36 | - 1.23 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 1.53 | - 3.57 | 31.82 | - 1.13 | 1.30 | - 3.83 | 36.00 | + 0.29 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | - 2.24 | 0.15 | - 1.91 | 36.88 | + 0.00 |
| *Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932
- 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center. **Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered |
||||||||