Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- May 12, 2007
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   40.85 +10.67 77.45 +13.49 32.85 + 2.64 59.69 + 0.87
0-20 (D1)   29.98 + 9.84 79.46 +12.47 24.46 + 4.27 67.41 + 3.10
0-10 (D2)   13.83 + 3.75 74.79 + 5.65 13.36 + 3.24 72.46 + 0.58
0-5 (D3)    7.31 + 2.21 76.43 + 5.02  5.52 + 0.39 69.49 + 1.50
0-2 (D4)    2.92 + 0.85 79.28 + 2.39  1.09 - 0.97 60.68 + 0.00
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered