Drought Coverage per Short- and Long-Term Indicator Blends

Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- June 18, 2006
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   59.93 +29.75 95.31 + 0.70 46.40 +16.19 81.84 + 1.14
0-20 (D1)   46.67 +26.52 95.60 - 0.71 29.15 + 8.96 76.50 + 2.02
0-10 (D2)   25.76 +15.68 93.33 - 1.97 11.95 + 1.82 69.38 + 0.50
0-5 (D3)   12.26 + 7.16 90.60 - 2.06  4.53 - 0.60 64.57 + 0.01
0-2 (D4)    3.00 + 0.93 79.95 - 1.17  2.17 + 0.11 74.34 + 0.50
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered