Percent of U.S. Mainland in Selected
Drought Ranges -- December 25, 2006
Percentile
Range
Short-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
Long-Term
Drought Indicator Blend
 Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change**   Current   Anomaly*   Percentile*   Change** 
0-30 (D0)   12.57 -17.61 11.96 -12.02 29.51 - 0.70 53.66 - 8.14
0-20 (D1)    6.25 -13.89 12.16 - 4.21 15.32 - 4.86 46.47 - 4.35
0-10 (D2)    0.39 - 9.69  4.23 - 0.83  6.10 - 4.03 45.92 - 2.91
0-5 (D3)    0.00 - 5.10  0.00 - 0.32  3.24 - 1.89 55.44 - 0.29
0-2 (D4)    0.00 - 2.07  0.00 + 0.00  1.78 - 0.28 70.29 + 0.36
*Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932 - 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center.
**Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered