Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- December 15, 2007
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   12.74 -17.45 12.14 - 3.37 38.56 + 8.35 70.63 + 0.13
0-20 (D1)    5.08 -15.07  8.25 - 2.27 25.97 + 5.78 70.14 - 1.34
0-10 (D2)    0.45 - 9.63  4.51 - 1.86 11.85 + 1.72 68.99 - 0.99
0-5 (D3)    0.00 - 5.10  0.00 - 1.03  4.84 - 0.29 66.19 - 2.37
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  1.70 - 0.36 69.76 + 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