Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- November 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)    7.87 -22.31  4.09 - 0.47 35.58 + 5.37 65.40 - 2.52
0-20 (D1)    3.52 -16.62  5.04 + 0.27 20.70 + 0.51 60.95 - 0.29
0-10 (D2)    1.03 - 9.04  7.86 + 0.36  6.57 - 3.55 48.06 - 1.57
0-5 (D3)    0.01 - 5.09  9.12 - 0.28  3.89 - 1.24 60.24 + 0.67
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 - 0.01  1.16 - 0.90 61.91 - 0.13
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered