Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- December 9, 2007
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   16.11 -14.07 19.43 -10.34 38.43 + 8.22 70.59 - 5.72
0-20 (D1)    7.35 -12.79 16.89 - 5.00 27.31 + 7.13 72.47 - 1.11
0-10 (D2)    2.31 - 7.77 17.05 - 1.79 12.84 + 2.72 71.20 - 0.86
0-5 (D3)    1.03 - 4.07 25.25 + 0.77  7.21 + 2.08 78.04 + 0.27
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  1.70 - 0.36 69.76 - 0.46
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered