Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- January 12, 2008
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   15.74 -14.44 18.58 + 5.10 30.90 + 0.69 55.78 - 3.18
0-20 (D1)    6.88 -13.26 14.84 + 2.11 17.82 - 2.36 53.76 - 1.54
0-10 (D2)    0.81 - 9.26  6.68 - 0.23  8.37 - 1.76 56.22 - 1.51
0-5 (D3)    0.00 - 5.10  0.00 - 0.17  2.64 - 2.49 49.20 + 0.00
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  1.38 - 0.68 64.78 - 0.10
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered