Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- September 22, 2007
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   26.52 - 3.67 45.43 - 9.44 45.53 +15.32 80.85 - 1.77
0-20 (D1)   15.45 - 4.69 42.64 - 8.42 32.29 +12.11 80.26 - 3.45
0-10 (D2)    6.77 - 3.31 45.38 - 5.21 17.62 + 7.49 82.70 - 2.72
0-5 (D3)    2.71 - 2.39 45.58 - 1.16  9.52 + 4.39 84.55 - 1.97
0-2 (D4)    0.71 - 1.36 49.41 + 0.00  3.70 + 1.64 84.85 - 0.34
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered