| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- October 9, 2006 |
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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) | 17.40 | -12.79 | 22.05 | + 0.35 | 43.90 | +13.69 | 79.04 | - 0.46 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 9.45 | -10.69 | 23.33 | - 0.44 | 31.56 | +11.38 | 79.55 | + 4.57 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 3.35 | - 6.73 | 24.63 | + 2.23 | 10.21 | + 0.08 | 62.90 | + 2.55 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.43 | - 4.67 | 16.17 | + 0.43 | 5.10 | - 0.03 | 67.14 | + 2.25 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.43 | - 1.64 | 42.78 | + 0.43 | 1.16 | - 0.90 | 61.91 | + 0.66 |
| *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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