Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- October 20, 2007
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   19.71 -10.47 27.57 - 4.67 40.48 +10.27 74.76 - 5.27
0-20 (D1)   12.86 - 7.28 33.05 - 4.14 27.73 + 7.55 73.85 - 4.67
0-10 (D2)    7.79 - 2.29 49.66 - 3.36 17.80 + 7.68 82.91 - 2.16
0-5 (D3)    5.94 + 0.83 71.17 - 2.34  7.68 + 2.55 79.70 - 2.68
0-2 (D4)    2.84 + 0.77 78.66 - 0.93  2.60 + 0.54 77.65 - 1.37
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered