Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- November 4, 2006
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)    8.34 -21.84  4.27 - 1.23 38.10 + 7.89 69.88 + 3.20
0-20 (D1)    3.25 -16.89  4.56 - 2.93 20.99 + 0.81 61.47 + 0.44
0-10 (D2)    0.67 - 9.41  5.85 - 1.53  8.14 - 1.99 55.03 + 1.49
0-5 (D3)    0.30 - 4.81 13.53 + 0.30  3.22 - 1.91 55.29 + 1.65
0-2 (D4)    0.01 - 2.06 28.96 + 0.01  1.29 - 0.77 64.15 + 1.29
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered