Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- December 10, 2006
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   15.70 -14.49 18.56 - 4.50 38.06 + 7.85 69.82 + 1.05
0-20 (D1)    7.58 -12.56 17.54 - 0.37 20.21 + 0.02 59.81 - 0.91
0-10 (D2)    0.89 - 9.19  7.28 - 1.13  7.44 - 2.69 51.94 + 0.27
0-5 (D3)    0.32 - 4.78 14.13 - 0.06  4.00 - 1.13 61.19 + 0.13
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  1.84 - 0.23 70.86 + 0.41
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered