| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- September 16, 2006 |
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| Percentile Range |
Short-Term Drought Indicator Blend |
Long-Term Drought Indicator Blend |
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| Current | Anomaly* | Percentile* | Change** | Current | Anomaly* | Percentile* | Change** | |
| 0-30 (D0) | 28.31 | - 1.87 | 50.34 | -10.66 | 46.20 | +15.99 | 81.71 | - 4.45 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 18.85 | - 1.29 | 52.86 | -10.38 | 30.16 | + 9.98 | 77.81 | - 4.18 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 2.99 | - 7.09 | 22.71 | - 8.50 | 8.89 | - 1.24 | 58.39 | - 2.38 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.36 | - 4.75 | 14.82 | - 4.53 | 2.55 | - 2.58 | 48.17 | - 0.66 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.36 | - 1.72 | 40.12 | - 0.12 | 0.64 | - 1.42 | 51.78 | - 0.66 |
| *Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932
- 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center. **Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered |
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