Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- October 14, 2007
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   24.39 - 5.80 40.00 - 2.50 45.75 +15.54 80.99 + 0.38
0-20 (D1)   17.00 - 3.14 48.03 + 0.01 32.40 +12.22 80.36 - 0.69
0-10 (D2)   11.15 + 1.08 66.27 + 1.35 19.96 + 9.84 86.49 + 1.25
0-5 (D3)    8.28 + 3.18 80.97 + 4.18 10.36 + 5.23 86.22 + 1.02
0-2 (D4)    3.78 + 1.71 84.02 + 1.81  3.97 + 1.91 85.96 + 0.36
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered