| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- October 21, 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) | 11.03 | -19.15 | 8.89 | - 4.66 | 37.85 | + 7.64 | 69.06 | - 5.63 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 5.90 | -14.25 | 11.29 | - 3.77 | 21.83 | + 1.64 | 63.21 | - 7.81 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 1.72 | - 8.35 | 11.96 | - 0.23 | 6.33 | - 3.79 | 46.86 | - 3.29 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.71 | - 4.39 | 20.54 | + 0.28 | 2.43 | - 2.70 | 46.91 | - 0.21 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.43 | - 1.64 | 42.78 | + 0.00 | 0.50 | - 1.57 | 49.94 | - 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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